Jharsuguda: A man was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for 25 years by a court in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district on Saturday for sexually assaulting several boys.
The Special POCSO Court in Jharsuguda pronounced the verdict within 55 days of registration of FIR in the sexual assault cases.
Additional District and Sessions Judge-cum-Special Court under POCSO Act, Puja Sarangi completed the hearings and convicted Ajit Nag and pronounced the quantum of punishment to Nag on Saturday.
On March 23, 2025, a woman lodged a complaint at Brajrajnagar Police Station alleging that Ajit Nag of the same village, where she is living, took her 11-year-old son to an isolated place on a two-wheeler. Nag then sexually assaulted the minor boy there. The incident occurred at around 5 pm on March 21, 2025.
Though the boy resisted, Nag assaulted him and threatened of strangulation, if he discloses it to anyone, the complainant added.
After returning home, the boy narrated his ordeal to mother. He told her mother Nag had also sexually assaulted other boys from the same locality.
Nag was arrested on March 27, on the fourth day of the FIR registration, and was charge-sheeted on April 8, 2025.
A Brajrajnagar PS Case no 93/25 dated 23/03/2025 u/s 137(1)(b)/115(2)/351(2) BNS r/w 6 POCSO Act was registered.
It is worth to mention that Nag was previously sent to jail custody in connection with a rape case.
