Thane court gives 3 years RI to senior citizen for molesting minor girls

Special Judge Ruby U Malvankar convicted the accused, Pratapmal Hansraj Kothari, of charges under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act

A court in Maharashtra's Thane district sentenced a 75-year-old man to three years of rigorous imprisonment for molesting two minor girls in a housing complex, reported news agency PTI.

Special Judge Ruby U Malvankar convicted the accused, Pratapmal Hansraj Kothari, of charges under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and section 354 (assaulting or using criminal force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty) of the Indian Penal Code, reported PTI. Read More

A copy of the order dated October 1 was made available on Saturday.

Special public prosecutor Varsha Chandane informed the court that the acc