A special court here has sentenced a 20-year-old man to three years jail for pulling a “dupatta” (stole) of a schoolgirl with “sexual intent”, and observed that this kind of incident causes terror in the mind of such victims and their families.

The man was found guilty of offences under IPC Sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 506 (criminal intimidation) as well as relevant provisions of the POSCO Act by special judge Priya Bankar on Tuesday. The order was available on Wednesday.