A special court in Coimbatore on Monday sentenced a 30-year-old man to undergo 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl and marrying her.
The sexual assault took place in 2018 after which the accused married the 17-year-old girl.
The man was arrested in 2019 for offences under various Sections of the POCSO Act and the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act.
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Investigating officer inspector M. Amutha said that the minor girl gave birth to a baby and parenthood of the accused was confirmed through a DNA test.
The court also imposed a fine of ₹10,000 on the accused.
The convict was sent to the sub-jail in Bhavani in Erode district.
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