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33 Convicted in Hyderabad Minor Girls Trafficking Case
A court in Hyderabad found 33 people guilty of harming minor girls.
The case was investigated by the CID and registered in 2015.
The gang targeted nine girls.
The girls were lured and forced into prostitution.
The court reviewed evidence during a lengthy trial.
Five people were sentenced to life in prison.
Other convicted people received prison terms of 14, 10, or three years.
The court also ordered money to be paid to each victim.
Each of the nine girls is to receive Rs 5 lakh in compensation.
The Nampally POCSO Court convicted 33 gang members in a case registered by the CID in 2015.
The gang targeted nine minor girls, luring and forcing them into prostitution.
Five convicts received life imprisonment, while three were sentenced to 14 years in prison.
Fourteen convicts received 10 years of rigorous imprisonment, and 11 received three years.
The court ordered compensation of Rs 5 lakh for each of the nine victims.
- Who
- The Nampally POCSO Court convicted 33 members of a gang; nine minor girls were identified as victims.
- What
- The court found the gang members guilty of luring and forcing minor girls into prostitution and sentenced them.
- Where
- The verdict was delivered by the Nampally POCSO Court in Hyderabad.
- When
- The case was registered by the CID in 2015; the verdict date is not specified.
- Why
- The gang members were prosecuted for targeting, trapping, and forcing nine minor girls into prostitution.
Key facts
- Convictions
- 33 gang members were found guilty.
- Victims
- Nine minor girls were targeted.
- Case registration
- The CID registered the case in 2015.
- Life sentences
- Five convicts were sentenced to life imprisonment.
- 14-year sentences
- Three convicts were sentenced to 14 years in prison.
- 10-year sentences
- Fourteen convicts received 10 years of rigorous imprisonment.
- Three-year sentences
- Eleven convicts were sentenced to three years in prison.
- Compensation
- Each of the nine victims was awarded Rs 5 lakh.
Sources
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