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Kannur, April 9: A madrasa teacher in Kerala's Kannur was sentenced to 187 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl during the COVID-19 pandemic. The verdict was pronounced by a Taliparamba POCSO court on Tuesday. According to Public Prosecutor Advocate Sherimol Jose, Muhammed Rafi, a native of Alakode, was convicted in the case.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 9 lakh. Man Sentenced to 20 Years Imprisonment for Raping Dalit Girl in 2018 . The court took into account that the accused had previously been involved in another case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, Advocate Jose said.
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