Kannur (Kerala): Kerala General Education Minister V Sivankutty on Sunday said that a teacher who was also a BJP activist, sentenced by a court to life imprisonment for raping a student in Palathayi here , has been dismissed from service.

Thalassery Fast Track Special Court Judge Jalarajani M T sentenced Padmarajan K, also known as Pappen Master (48) and a resident of Kadavathoor, to life imprisonment after finding him guilty under various sections and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on November 15.

Sivankutty said on his Facebook page that the manager of the school where Padmarajan worked has issued an order dismissing him from service.

Following the court verdict, the General Education Department had directed the school management to initiate disciplinary

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