National para archery coach Kuldeep Vedwan, who was arrested in 2023 in a sexual harassment case involving a minor athlete and later released on bail ahead of the Paris Paralympics, was sentenced to five years of rigorous imprisonment by a Fast Track Special Court in Sonipat. Vedwan was convicted under provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and fined Rs 15,000.

The court had held him guilty on May 15 before pronouncing the sentence on Wednesday, after which he was taken into custody again. The court awarded Vedwan five years' rigorous imprisonment under Section 10 of the POCSO Act and three years under Section 12, with both sentences to run concurrently. The case dates back to April 2023 when the minor archer alleged that Vedwan sexually harassed her during youth championship trials at the Sports Authority of India centre in Sonipat.