Kadaba: Rowdy-sheeter gets 20 years’ RI for raping minor girl

Mangalore Today News Network

Kadaba, October 30, 2026: The 7th Additional District and Sessions Court in Mangaluru (Puttur) has sentenced a 34-year-old rowdy-sheeter to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl.

The convict has been identified as Saddam (34), a resident of Noojibalthila in Kadaba.

According to the prosecution, the accused trespassed into the minor girl’s house and sexually assaulted her against her will. Following the incident, a case was registered at the Kadaba police station under Sections 376(2)(n), 376(3) and 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), along with Sections 5(j)(ii)(l) and 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

Then Uppinangady Circle Inspector Nagesh K conducted a detailed investigation and filed the chargesheet before the court.

After examining the evidence, Judge Sumangala Chakalabbi found Saddam guilty and sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 under Sections 5(l) and 5(j)(ii), read with Section 6 of the POCSO Act. In case of default in payment, he will have to undergo an additional year of rigorous imprisonment.

Additionally, under Section 506 of the IPC, he was sentenced to one year of rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 25,000. Failure to pay the fine will invite an additional year of rigorous imprisonment.

The court ordered that both sentences run concurrently.

Saddam is a known rowdy-sheeter at the Kadaba police station and has a history of criminal activities. Several cases had previously been registered against him at Kadaba police station in 2011, 2020 and 2021, and at Uppinangady police station in 2022.

Public Prosecutor Pushparaj Adantaya represented the State in the case.