Kannur (Kerala), Nov 14 (PTI) A court on Saturday sentenced a school teacher, who was also a BJP activist, to life imprisonment for raping a 10-year-old girl at Palathayi here.

Thalassery Fast Track Special Court Judge Jalarajani M T found Padmarajan K alias Pappen Master (48), a resident of Kadavathoor, guilty of repeatedly sexually assaulting the minor between January and February 2020 while he was working as a teacher at a school in Palathayi.

The court sentenced Padmarajan to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh under IPC section 376AB (rape of a girl below 12 years).

He was also sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 50,000 each under sections 5(f) (penetrative sexual assault on a child) and 5(l) (penetrative sexual assault on a child more than on

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