A Kerala court on Friday sentenced six persons, convicted in the 2017 abduction and rape of an actor, to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment, Bar and Bench reported.

The six convicted in the matter are NS Sunil alias Pulsur Suni, Martin Antony, B Manikandan, VP Vijeesh, H Salim and Pradeep.

After a nearly eight-year trial, Ernakulam Principal Sessions Judge Honey M Varghese on Monday found them guilty of rape , conspiracy and abduction, among other offences. The court had acquitted Malayalam film actor Dileep in the case.

“Find that considering the mitigating circumstances, there is no circumstance warranting the maximum punishment,” the judge was quoted as saying on Friday.

The convicts were also ordered to pay fines for other offences they were found guilty of.

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