A special court in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram on Monday sentenced a 20-year-old Bihar resident to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor school girl last year.
Fast Track Special Court judge, R Rekha, imposed a fine of Rs 40,000 on Samjai, who molested the girl while she was on her way to a hostel from school along with her friend here.
Special Public Prosecutor RS Vijay Mohan stated that the court sentenced the culprit based on 8 witnesses’ statements and other documents.
The prosecution stated, the incident happened on June 7, 2022 in Thiruvananthapuram. The culprit was apprehended by the locals after the girl screamed during the act.
The court has directed the authorities to handover the fine amount to the affected girl.
