THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A court here on Friday sentenced a 41-year-old man to 22 years of rigorous imprisonment for abducting and sexually assaulting an 18-month-old girl belonging to a nomadic family at Chakka in February this year.

Thiruvananthapuram Additional District and Sessions Court Judge M P Shibu found the accused, Hasan Kutty alias Kabeer, a native of Edava near Ayiroor, guilty under multiple charges.

Although the court handed out sentences under various counts along with a fine of Rs 72,000, it ordered that the sentences run concurrently, fixing the effective jail term at 22 years.

Public Prosecutor Kattayikonam J K Ajith Prasad said the court awarded 22 years imprisonment each for rape and attempt to murder under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

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