Aluva Child Rape and Murder Case: Accused Sentenced To Death by Kerala Court

A Kerala court on Tuesday gave death sentence to the accused in the horrific Aluva child rape and murder case.

Special POCSO (Protection Of Children from Sexual Offences) court judge K Soman delivered the maximum penalty to Ashwaq Alam, a migrant laborer, for the rape and murder of a 5-year-old girl from Bihar.

The sentence was handed down on a day commemorated as Children’s Day nationwide.

This date also signifies the 11th anniversary of the enactment of the POCSO Act, which came into effect on November 14, 2012.