A 16-year-old boy was sentenced to three months of community service for raping a minor girl by the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) at LB Nagar in Hyderabad on Saturday. The JJB also directed the parents of the boy to pay a fine of Rs 5,000.

The JJB convicted the boy for sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl in 2015. The accused was 12-years old at the time.

The accused had lured the five-year-old victim, took her to a parking area and raped her in December 2015.

The 16-year-old boy was held guilty under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.