Two men, earlier arrested by the Balapur police in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case, were convicted by a Fast Track Special Court for the Expeditious Trial and Disposal of Rape and POCSO Act Cases, Rangareddy district on Tuesday.

The court sentenced the principal accused, Sampangi Chendra Shekar, 23, an autorickshaw driver, to 10 years’ imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹10,000. The second accused, Bollipaka Madhu, 22, a student, was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment along with a fine of ₹7,000.

The court also directed that ₹50,000 be paid as compensation to one victim and ₹1 lakh to the other the other victim.

The judgement was delivered in connection with a 2022 case registered under the Indian Penal Code, the POCSO Act and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act registered by the Balapur police.

Published - July 21, 2026 07:20 pm IST