Pilibhit, September 14: A 12-year-old boy has been apprehended by Pilibhit police for allegedly sodomising his 4-year-old neighbour. The incident occurred around 1 pm on Wednesday, September 13, in a locality under the jurisdiction of Pilibhit Kotwali police station. According to the Times of India report, the accused, a Class 5 student at a local government primary school, lured the young survivor to his home under the pretext of offering food.

The boy, who is a single child and lost his father a few years ago, was alone at home as his mother was out working on her regular labour duties. The accused, in a heinous act, threatened the victim with severe consequences if she dared to reveal the traumatic incident to anyone. The survivor sustained injuries and was promptly admitted to the district government hospital for medical treatment. Boy Raped by Teacher in UP: Jaunpur Teacher Sodomises 11-Year-Old, Arrested.

The minor perpetrator has been charged under IPC sections 377 (unnatural sex) and 506 (criminal intimidation). Following legal procedures, he was presented before the juvenile justice board and subsequently sent to the juvenile home in Bareilly. In a similar incident last month, a man received a life sentence and a Rs 3 lakh fine for the brutal murder and sodomy of a 9-year-old boy, whose lifeless body was discovered with a slashed neck. Uttar Pradesh Shocker: Madrassa Principal, Nephew Arrested in Bulandshahr for Sodomising 8-Year-Old Boy for Two Months.

The verdict was handed down by the additional sessions judge of the fast-track special court under the POCSO Act. The convict will remain incarcerated until his natural life or death, with no possibility of parole until he has served 30 effective years in prison. The case was filed in 2019 after the victim's father reported his son's disappearance and subsequently found the child's lifeless body with signs of sodomy.

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