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The Thiruvananthapuram Fast Track Special Court connected Friday sentenced a 56-year-old antheral to 43 years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a good of ₹40,000 for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl.
Special Judge Anju Meera Birla pronounced the condemnation against Venganoor autochthonal Rajan. The tribunal ruled that nonaccomplishment to wage the good volition effect successful an further 3 months of imprisonment. The tribunal besides directed that the good magnitude beryllium handed implicit to the survivor, and further instructed the District Legal Services Authority to supply due compensation.
According to the prosecution led by Special Public Prosecutor R.S. Vijay Mohan, the crimes took spot connected September 30 and October 15, 2021, astatine a kid attraction location nether the Vanchiyoor constabulary presumption limits wherever Rajan was employed arsenic a cleaner.
He lured the kid into a bath by offering her chocolates astatine a clip erstwhile the premises were empty. Although the unfortunate remained soundless aft the archetypal battle owed to the convict’s threats, the incidental came to airy aft the 2nd assault. A witnesser grew suspicious aft seeing them unneurotic and noticing the child’s disposable authorities of panic. This led to the kid revealing her ordeal.
The prosecution examined 13 witnesses, and presented 34 documents and 5 worldly objects.
