Jalandhar: Gym owner and trainer sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexual assault

Jalandhar: The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Archana Kamboj has sentenced a gym owner and a trainer to 20 years in prison for sexually assaulting a teenage boy at a hotel on New Year’s Eve 2023. The gym owner, Girish Aggarwal, and the trainer, Honey, both hail from Kartarpur. They reportedly befriended a 16-year-old boy who worked as a bike repairman. On December 31, 2022, they brought the teenager to a party at a hotel in Jalandhar. They drugged him and sexually assaulted him. They also recorded a video of the act. The next morning, they threatened him if he would share anything against them.
After the incident, the teenager reportedly did not share anything about the incident, but on June 20, 2023, his worst fears came true. Two videos of him went viral on social media. One video was 14 seconds long and the other was 1 minute 28 seconds long. Upon seeing this, she decided to tell her father everything. Her father took her to the police station where her statement was recorded. An FIR was registered at Division No. 8 police station under sections 377, 34 and the POCSO Act. Both accused were convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison. They were also asked to pay a fine of ₹52,000, failing which they will each have to spend another year in jail.





