Kerala man gets jail till death for raping minor daughters
The Hindu
55-year-old sentenced to four life imprisonments and slapped with a fine of ₹2.1 lakh considering the gravity of the crime
In an extremely aggravated sexual assault case involving the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, a court at Manjeri sentenced a man for imprisonment until his death for repeatedly raping two of his minor daughters. Fast Track Special Court (POCSO) judge Prakasan P.T. on Friday sentenced the 55-year-old to four life imprisonments and slapped a fine of ₹2.1 lakh considering the gravity of the crime. Of the two POCSO cases, the judgment was in connection with the rape of his 15-year-old daughter between 2014 and 2016. The verdict on the second case, in connection with the rape of his 17-year-old daughter in the same period, is set to be delivered on August 25.
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