Software engineer sentenced to 20 yrs for sexual exploitation

A court sentenced a 42-year-old man to 20 years in jail on Tuesday, September 2, for sexually exploiting a woman in Hyderabad on the pretext of marriage.

Accused Swagat Kumar Bhoi, a software engineer by profession, met the complainant woman in 2017. They soon entered into a relationship and became physically



intimate. However, when she insisted for marriage, Bhoi threatened her.

Based on her complaint, the Hyderabad police registered a case on November 28, 2017, and subsequently arrested the software engineer.

The court sentenced Bhoi to 20 years of jail time and imposed a penalty of Rs 5,100 on him.