Man Sentenced To 20 Years For Exploiting Minor Girl

Visakhapatnam: A 20-year-old man who deceived and exploited an underage girl with the promise of marriage was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Elaborating, SP AR Damodar said that the Vizianagaram POCSO Special Court gave its verdict on Tuesday, just a year after the case was registered.

The accused Singarapu Ajay, a resident of Gollapalli village in Bobbili Mandal, was found guilty of luring a minor girl from his village who was pursuing secondary education in a college in Bobbili. The victim was staying with his grandmother to continue his studies.

Ajay manipulated the minor by telling her that he loved her, threatening to commit suicide if she did not reciprocate his feelings, and making promises of marriage. He then physically abused and cheated on the girl.

Based on the victim’s complaint, Bobbili police station sub-inspector R. Ramesh registered a POCSO case on November 24, 2024. Later, Bobbili DSP P. Srinivas Rao initiated the investigation, arrested the accused, took him into custody and filed a chargesheet in the court.

POCSO court special judge K. Nagamani found that the charges were proven against the accused and sentenced Ajay to 20 years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of ₹3,000. Additionally, the court ordered compensation of ₹ 5 lakh to the victim.