Rigorous imprisonment for cricket coach for sexually abusing minor

The Fast Track Special Court (POCSO) present connected Saturday sentenced a 40-year-old cricket manager to rigorous imprisonment for sexually abusing a miss trainee.

Special Judge Anju Meera Birla sentenced the accused, Manu M., a nonmigratory of Sreevarahom ward, Thiruvananthapuram, to a full of 16 years connected aggregate counts nether the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Indian Penal Code.

The accused has besides been ordered to wage a good of ₹24,000. Since the sentences would tally concurrently, helium would service 5 years. Failure to wage the good volition entail an further two-and-a-half-years of imprisonment.

Special Public authoritative R.S. Vijay Mohan appeared for the Prosecution. The unfortunate was a people VII pupil erstwhile she joined the coaching centre wherever helium coached. She was sexually abused successful the gym of the coaching centre, but did not disclose the incidental fearing that helium would destruct her career. Mr. Manu has been accused of abusing 5 different girls. Of the six cases registered against the accused, proceedings has been completed successful four.

The Cantonment constabulary investigated the case.