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Step-aunt gets 20-year rigorous imprisonment in Pocso case for sexually assaulting boy

IndiaTimes Tuesday, 16 April 2024
A 30-year-old woman in Dehradun was sentenced to 20 years of RI for sexually assaulting her 16-year-old step-nephew. The case marks the first Pocso Act conviction in Uttarakhand, with significant forensic evidence presented during the trial.
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