Shillong: A special court in Ri-Bhoi handed down 20-year sentences to three men for child sexual abuse. The convictions followed investigations by local police and trial proceedings under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. The Ri-Bhoi Superintendent of Police credited the results to "meticulous investigations and coordinated trial management" with the prosecution.
Special Judge R.M. Kharsyntiew presided over both cases. In the first matter, police convicted 24-year-old Kitbok Mynsong of Kjatlumshani. Investigating officer WPSI S. Ryngksai handled the evidence for Women Police Station Case No. 39(05)2020. Mynsong received two 20-year terms along with fines totaling 30,000 rupees for violations under Sections 3, 4, 5, and 6 of the act.
The court also sentenced brothers Skhemborlang Khardewsaw, 25, and Polishal Khardewsaw, 23, of Sohkyndur village. WPSI W. Khongsit investigated the second case, registered as Women Police Station Case No. 03(01)2026. The brothers each received 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and 10,000 rupees in fines. Failure to pay these fines adds one month of simple imprisonment to their sentences.
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