A special court in Thane has sentenced a 52-year-old man to rigorous imprisonment for three years for molesting a 7-year-old girl in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra in 2020.

Special judge for the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act court, V V Virkar, convicted the accused Chananmal Jain on December 26. The judge also imposed a fine of Rs 1,000 on Jain.