KOZHIKODE: A 47-year-old man has been sentenced to five years' rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 20,000 for sexually abusing a ten-year-old boy. Judge M Suhaib of the Koyilandi Fast Track Special Court sentenced Nisar, of Panthalavayalkuni in Chemancherry's Pookkadu, for an incident that took place in 2020.

The case alleges that the accused forcibly took the boy, who was on his way to his house, to an empty house under construction and sexually assaulted him. The boy who escaped from here informed the mother and the relatives of the child detained the accused and handed him over to the police. The case registered by the Koyilandi Police was investigated by SI Sethumadhavan.