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11-year-old’s testimony sends rapist’s stepfather to jail | India News – Times of India

An 11-year-old's testimony sends the rapist's stepfather to prison
HYDERABAD: A cruel stepfather who raped her, a mother who abandoned her and a lawyer who challenged her suffering – none of this could break the spirit of an eleven-year-old girl. She remained determined despite immense pressure from her own mother and testified against her stepfather before a Pocso court in Hyderabad, which played a crucial role in the man being handed a 30-year prison sentence on November 7 – the longest sentence ever pronounced. in a court in Telangana till date.
The accused was convicted by Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge T. Anitha for repeatedly raping the girl and forcing her to have unnatural sex. The minor was nine when the abuse started in 2022. Her mother, who had caught her husband red-handed and taken her daughter to the police, went back to live with the suspect when he was released on bail. She not only denied knowledge of the crime, but also decided to force her daughter to withdraw the case.
But the minor stuck to her guns and told the court during a hearing that ‘Allah’ would punish her if she lied.

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