A man has been convicted and sentenced to 25 years of rigorous imprisonment by a Special POCSO Court in South Garo Hills for offences including kidnapping and repeated sexual assault of a minor.
The social welfare department has submitted the proposed Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for addressing the issue of early marriages and violence against women and children in the state.
West Garo Hills District Police have been able to secure conviction of various accused persons in 27 cases relating to crime against women and children during the year 2022 to 2025.
A 27-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment by a POCSO court in Tripura on Tuesday for raping a 14-year-old girl, while two other youths were handed 10-year jail terms in separate child rape cases.
