Telangana: 10-year-old disclosed to teacher about rape, 5 years later father convicted

Hyderabad | Saturday | 24th August, 2019

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By Express News ServiceHYDERABAD: Justice was finally delivered to a 10-year-old survivor of rape and sexual assault who had dared to raise the alarm against her own father in 2014. The court sentenced her father, Lingam Kumar to five years of imprisonment with Rs 5000 as fine. The case dates back to 2014 when the survivor lived alone with her father and brother in Alwal after her mother died. Fed up with the years of trauma she disclosed the matter to her Math teacher who, in turn, contacted the District Child Protection Unit. Meanwhile, activists have expressed unhappiness with the judgement as the grievous crime fetched only 5 years of imprisonment for the father..