Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 27 (PTI) A court here on Saturday convicted a 46-year-old man for abducting and sexually assaulting a two-year-old girl, the daughter of a nomadic couple, at Chakka in February last year, police said.

The Special Court for Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) found Hasan Kutty, also known as Kabeer, a native of Idava near Ayiroor, guilty under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the POCSO Act.

The sentence will be pronounced on October 3, officials said.

According to police, the incident took place on the night of February 19, 2024, when Kutty abducted the child while she was sleeping with her parents by the roadside near Chakka.

He took her to an isolated spot near the railway track behind BrahMos Aerospace Pvt Ltd, where he sexually as

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