Two get life for raping minor
Total of 23 witnesses, 28 documents examined in case
KANNUR: The district sessions court judge V. Shirsy on Wednesday awarded life imprisonment to the first two accused in the gang rape of a 15-year- old girl at Chirakkara in Thalassery in 2010.
The accused 3, 4 and 5 were sentenced to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1 lakh each. The first and second accused were sentenced to five years’ rigorous imprisonment on the charge of abduction and were slapped with a fine of Rs 50,000 each.
The first two accused have to pay Rs 2 lakh each separately under the gang rape section. Out of the fine, Rs 8 lakh should be given to the girl.
The case is that the Plus-One student was gang raped after she was abducted in a car and given drug-laced drink. Later, a series of rapes were committed from December 2010 to December 2012.
The complaint was filed by the girl, who reached the Thalassery SHO with her parents. A total of 23 witnesses and 28 documents were examined. The girl herself had deposed before the magistrate in the case.