A driver was sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday for abducting and raping a minor girl. Ayyasamy (28) of Kulathukadai near Aapakoodal, employed as a driver by a textile unit for transporting workers, was in love with a minor girl of Kanjikovil.
In March 2014, he married her in a temple at Pollachi. Based on a complaint lodged by the girl’s parents, the Kanjikovil police traced them. The girl was rescued and Ayyasamy was arrested. Mahila Court Judge Thirunavakarasu sentenced Ayyasamy to 10 years for abducting the girl and awarded life term under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012.