Fast Track Mahila Court Judge J. Flora on Friday sentenced an accused to undergo 10-year rigorous imprisonment on the charges of kidnapping a minor girl and sexually assaulting her. The sentences would run concurrently, the judge said. According to the prosecution, P. Muthuselvan (35) of Keela Vilathikulam was found guilty of kidnapping a 15-year-old girl and sexually assaulting her. The incident occurred on April 24 in 2013 and Vilathikulam police had filed a case.
The accused was punished under Sections 366 (A) (kidnapping) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act, 2012.
A fine of Rs. 3, 000 was also imposed on him.