Mangaluru court sentences minor rape accused to 20-year imprisonment

Mangaluru court sentences minor rape accused to 20-year imprisonment

A Mangaluru court on Saturday sentenced Dayanand Moolya to 20 years of imprisonment and imposed a penalty of ₹30,000 on finding him guilty of raping a seven-year-old girl.

Mangaluru Horror Case: Man Gets 20 Years Imprisonment for Child Sexual Assault and Threats

A court in Mangaluru has sentenced a 44-year-old man, Dayanand Moolya, to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for the sexual assault of a seven-year-old girl in November 2025. The Additional District and Sessions Judge of the Fast Track Special Court-II (POCSO), Maanu KS, delivered the verdict under POCSO Section 6, read alongside Section 65(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Act and POCSO Section 4(2). In addition to the primary sentence, th…