The Thiruvananthapuram Fast Track Special Court sentenced a 22-year-old youth to rigorous imprisonment for 25 years for kidnapping and raping a minor girl.
Special Judge R. Jayakrishnan sentenced Noufal of Velinalloor who was found guilty of the crime. He was sentenced to five years of imprisonment and a fine of ₹10,000 under Section 363 (kidnapping) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and 20 years of imprisonment and a fine of ₹50,000 under Section 5(L) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.
While the court has also awarded jail terms of six months and a year respectively for defaulting fine payment, the sentences shall run concurrently.
