Thane : A Thane court has sentenced a teacher to three years’ rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting three minor girl students in 2019, saying such an act deserves to be condemned and to be “dealt with a heavy hand”.

Special Judge Ruby U Malvankar, hearing cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences ( POCSO ) Act, also imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 on the 35-year-old accused.

A copy of the order dated October 31 was made available on Sunday.

The case was registered against the accused, a resident of Diva in Maharashtra’s Thane district, following a complaint by the father of one of the victims, then aged 6 and studying in class 2, on November 22, 2019.

The complainant stated that on November 22, 2019, he saw the accused, a teacher at a private tuition classes

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