Thrissur: The accused in the rape of a 12-year-old girl was awarded 30 years of rigorous imprisonment by Thrissur district additional sessions court – 1 (which also acts as POCSO court—Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) on Thursday. Velappan, 68, of Puthussery village at Kanippayur, was charged with repeatedly raping the girl on different days last year while she came to watch television in his house.
The school officials where the girl studied brought the matter before Kunnamkulam police. Judge John K. Illikkadan, who completed the trial in four months, imposed a fine of Rs 30,000 on the culprit and awarded a compensation of Rs 2 lakh to the victim. The prosecution was represented by POCSO special public prosecutor Pious Mathew.
