Shillong, Nov 10: Two brothers were among the three sentenced in separate POCSO cases by the Special POCSO Court in Ri Bhoi district and sentenced each of them to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment.
The verdicts were delivered by Special Judge R M Kharsyntiew following investigations by Ri-Bhoi District Police and prosecution proceedings.
The Office of the Superintendent of Police, Ri Bhoi, said on Tuesday that the convictions were secured through detailed police investigations and coordinated efforts between the investigating officers and the prosecution.
In the first case, registered as Women Police Station Case No. 39(05)2020, the court convicted 24-year-old Kitbok Mynsong. The case was investigated by WPSI S Ryngksai. Mynsong was found guilty under Sections 3(a)/4(2) and 5(j)(ii)(n)/6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.
The court sentenced him to 20 years of imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹10,000 under Section 3(a)/4(2). It also sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹20,000 under Section 5(j)(ii)(n)/6 of the Act.
In the second case, registered as Women Police Station Case No. 03(01)2026, the court convicted two brothers, Skhemborlang Khardewsaw (25) and Polishal Khardewsaw (23). The case was investigated by WPSI W Khongsit. Both were convicted under Section 5(m)(n)/6 of the POCSO Act, 2012, and sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment each.
The court also imposed a fine of ₹10,000 on each convict with default of payment resulting in an additional month of simple imprisonment.
