40-year-old man sentenced to 83 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually abusing 11-year-old girl

A 40-year-old man in Thiruvananthapuram has been sentenced to a total of 83 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually abusing the 11-year-old niece of his wife.

The Fast Track Special Court (POCSO), Thiruvananthapuram, also ordered the accused, Manu, to pay a fine of ₹1 lakh. He has been sentenced to 20 years each on four counts under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, and a three-year-term on one count under the Juvenile Justice Act.

The sentences shall run concurrently, according to the order issued by Special Judge Anju Meera Birla.