A 35-year-old man, Mohammed Sadik Khatri, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a special Pocso court in Navsari for the brutal rape of a 16-year-old schoolgirl in October 2021. The court, presided over by Judge TS Brahmbhatt, described Khatri's actions as an "act of moral degradation" and emphasised the severity of the crime given the victim's age and vulnerability.