BENGALURU: A city court on Thursday held a 45-year-old man guilty of sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl in 2015. He was sentenced to three years’ simple imprisonment and fined Rs 10,000.
Mohammed Basha alias Nawaz, a mason and resident of Anantarama Reddy Layout, HAL, was arrested on May 23, 2015. Neighbours caught him after hearing the girl’s cries for help. Public prosecutor KV Ashwathanarayana said police had chargesheeted Basha under section 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act and section 354 of IPC.
“Around noon, Basha barged into the house of the girl, who was alone. Closing the door, he sexually assaulted her. She started screaming and neighbours knocked on the door. Basha tried to escape but neighbours caught him,” he said.
