Amritsar, November 13, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
An Amritsar court has sentenced Manak Singh, son of Tejpal Singh and a resident of Shaheed Udham Singh Nagar, Sultanwind Road, to 20 years of imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 40,000 in a case involving the sexual abuse of two minor girls.
The sentence was pronounced by the Additional District and Sessions Judge, Amritsar (POCSO Court-cum-Fast Track Court), in connection with FIR No. 167/2024, registered under Section 65 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act at B-Division Police Station.
According to the case details, the parents of one of the girls had gone out for work while she was visiting a minor friend’s house to play. The two girls were playing inside the house when the accused allegedly entered the premises in the absence of their parents and subjected them to sexual abuse, including unnatural sexual acts.
After examining the evidence and hearing the case, the court convicted Manak Singh and awarded him 20 years of imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 40,000.
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