Hyderabad POCSO Court Sentences Tutor to Five Years for Misconduct With 8-Year-Old

Overview

• A special court for POCSO cases in Hyderabad on March 12, 2026 convicted Abdul Qayyum and awarded five years of rigorous imprisonment.
• The sentence includes a ₹5,000 fine and a direction to pay ₹1 lakh as compensation to the victim.
• Qayyum, 23, an Arabic home tutor from G. M. Colony in Chandrayangutta, was convicted in a case registered by Chandrayangutta police in 2019.
• Police said he made sexual advances toward the eight-year-old during a home lesson, after which the child raised an alarm and her mother intervened as he fled.
• The victim’s statement was recorded at the Bharosa centre, which provided ongoing counselling and support, and the family welcomed the verdict.