Kerala man sentenced to 142 years in jail for raping minor

A local court in Kerala has sentenced a 41-year-old man to 142 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl for a period of two years.

Pathanamthitta Additional District and Sessions Court (Principal POCSO) judge Jayakumar John sentenced Anandan P R to 142 years of jail and imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on the convict, a release issued by the district police said on Friday. This is the record punishment awarded to a POCSO case accused in the district, the release said.

The rape convict Anandan, who hails from Pathanamthitta, however, would have to undergo a total of 60 years in jail.

Anandan, who is a relative of the 10-year-old victim, was convicted under various sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.

The court said the accused used to sexually assault the child brutally during 2019-2021.

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