{
  "id": 17020464,
  "title": "Chennai youth convicted to 22 yrs imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor girl",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/chennai-youth-convicted-to-22-yrs-imprisonment-for-sexually",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T06:30:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/chennai-youth-convicted-to-22-yrs-imprisonment-for-sexually-assaulting-minor-girl-101793255432455.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A 21-year-old man from Manali in North Chennai has been sentenced to 22 years of rigorous imprisonment by a special POCSO court in Chennai for sexually assaulting a minor girl in 2018. The youth had made false promises of marriage to the minor and sexually assaulted her. Following a complaint from the minor's mother, he was booked under the POCSO Act, 2012, and other relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The court imposed a fine of ₹25,000 and ordered a compensation of ₹2 lakh to be paid to the victim.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}