Man gets 10-yr RI for sexual assaulting minor

KASARGOD: The district sessions Court on Tuesday sentenced a man to 10-year rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting his granddaughter in the district.

Kasargod District Sessions Judge M J Shakthidharan awarded the sentence to Maruthi (45), a native of Davengare in Karnataka, after finding him guilty of sexually assaulting the five-year old girl on April 17, 2013. The incident came to light when the child was admitted in the hospital in a weak condition.

The court also slapped a penalty of Rs 2,000 on the accused in the case tried for the first time under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act 2012.

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