Man gets life imprisonment for sexually assaulting girl on train

Dec 04, 2025
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The Hindu - National

Key Points

  1. Kadapa POCSO Court sentenced a man to life imprisonment on December 03.
  2. The convict was fined ₹10,000 for sexually assaulting a minor girl.
  3. The incident occurred six years ago on a moving train.
  4. The victim was awarded ₹10.50 lakh compensation.
  5. The incident took place on January 27, 2019, on the Rayalaseema Superfast Express.
  6. The case was registered at Secunderabad Railway Police Station (RPS) and transferred to Kadapa RPS.
  7. The case was filed under Section 376(2) of the IPC and POCSO Act.
  8. The accused was identified as Gali Ramprasad Reddy, a 28-year-old mason.

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