Archive · 11 Aug 2026
UP court sentences man to life for abusing minor sisters
A man named Ali Faiyaz did something very wrong to two little sisters.
The sisters were seven and nine years old.
He touched them in ways that are not allowed and also frightened them.
The girls told their aunt about it, and their father went to the police.
The police quickly began looking into the case.
A judge listened to all the evidence and decided the man was guilty.
The judge sent him to prison for the rest of his life.
The man also had to pay a fine of 73,000 rupees.
This judgment shows that hurting children is a very serious crime.
A court in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, sentenced 48-year-old Ali Faiyaz to life imprisonment for sexually abusing two minor sisters, aged seven and nine.
The conviction was under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, before Additional Sessions Judge Omkar Shukla.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 73,000 on the convict.
The girls' father filed a complaint at Anpara police station on March 23, 2026, after the sisters told their aunt that Faiyaz, a frequent visitor, had been harassing and touching them inappropriately for about a year.
A chargesheet was filed within 10 days of case registration, and the trial was completed in less than five months.
- Who
- Ali Faiyaz, a 48-year-old man, was convicted by Additional Sessions Judge for POCSO Act cases, Omkar Shukla, for sexually abusing two minor sisters.
- What
- Faiyaz was sentenced to life imprisonment and fined Rs 73,000 under the POCSO Act for sexually harassing and touching the minor girls inappropriately for about a year.
- When
- The sentencing took place on Tuesday (August 11, 2026); the complaint was registered on March 23, 2026.
- Where
- The special POCSO court in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh; the case was registered at Anpara police station.
- Why
- The girls' father lodged a complaint after his daughters told their aunt that Faiyaz, who frequently visited their house, had been sexually abusing and threatening them.
- Convict
- Ali Faiyaz, 48 years old
- Sentence
- Life imprisonment (remainder of natural life)
- Fine
- Rs 73,000
- Presiding Judge
- Additional Sessions Judge Omkar Shukla
- Victims
- Two minor sisters, aged 7 and 9
- Case Registration
- March 23, 2026, at Anpara police station
- Law Applied
- Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act
- Trial Duration
- Less than five months