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School Driver Gets 5 Years for Child Harassment
2 Nov
Summary
- An auto driver received a five-year jail sentence.
- He was convicted of sexually harassing six children.
- No compensation was awarded to victims directly.
A special Pocso court in Ahmedabad has handed down a five-year prison sentence to a 55-year-old school autorickshaw driver, Rajkumar Rajput. Rajput, from Vastral, was convicted of sexually harassing six children he transported to school. The charges were brought by Ramol police following a complaint from the parents of the young victims, who attended pre-primary and primary classes.
Presiding over the case, special Pocso judge H N Desai also imposed a Rs 50,000 fine on Rajput. This fine is to be distributed equally among the six child victims. The court determined that no additional compensation was warranted as there was no evidence presented to show the children had suffered significant mental or physical damage requiring medical or psychological treatment.
