On 6th November, Kushinagar District Court convicted Moinuddin Ansari of raping a minor and sentenced him to lifetime imprisonment along with Rs 5 lakh fine. Justice Dinesh Kumar-led single-judge bench pronounced the judgment.

Ansari was caught on camera committing a serious crime against a college student at the institution where he was employed as a faculty member. After the video went viral, Ansari was arrested and booked under Section 64(2) and 351(3) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and Sections 5(c) and 6 of the POCSO Act. The victim stated in court that Ansari, who was a faculty member at her school, gave her a drug-laced snack in his office within the school premises. She described entering an unconscious-like state after consuming it, during which Ansari assaulted her. The video depic

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