A lawyer has been convicted of molesting the 16-year-old daughter of a client. The Sessions Court has sentenced him to three years of rigorous imprisonment in an order dated July 15. 

The minor’s mother filed a complaint in the matter in 2014 with the Antop Hill police. As per her statement to the police, she met the convict, Bharatkumar Pandey, when looking to file an affidavit after she lost her election card and other crucial documents. Pandey had offered to file the affidavit at a low rate.