Idukki, January 10: A court on Tuesday sentenced a man to a cumulative 66-year imprisonment for sexually assaulting his minor niece at her house here. The Idukki Fast Track Court judge T G Varghese gave the man (38) varying jail terms for the 66 years under the Indian Penal Code and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Rajasthan Shocker: Neighbour Lures Five-Year-Old Girl With Candy, Rapes Her in Jaipur; Arrested.

But, the convict would concurrently serve 20 years imprisonment, said Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) Shijo Mon Joseph. The court imposed on him also a fine of Rs 80,000 and directed the district legal service authority to pay Rs 50,000 for rehabilitation of the victim, he said. Pune: Social Worker from UP's Ghaziabad Raped At Gun-Point, Accused Arrested.

The man raped his niece who was 17 years old in 2021 by offering her alcohol and making her unconscious, said the prosecutor.

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