PATHANAMTHITTA: Court sentenced the accused to one hundred years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a three-and-a-half-year-old girl. The Adoor Fast Track Special Court sentenced Vinod, a native of Punnala, Pathanapuram, to 100 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of four and a half lakh rupees. If he does not pay the fine, he will have to undergo two more years of imprisonment.

Vinod and his relative Rajamma were the two accused in the case. Rajamma was released after being warned by the court. A total of 100 years was sentenced in five sections, but it is enough for him to serve 20 years together. The sentence was pronounced by Judge A Sameer.

The accused molested the three-and-a-half-year-old girl on December 18, 2021. He is also accused in the incident of molesting an eight-year-old girl who is the three-and-a-half-year-old girl's sister. That case is currently under trial. While the mother was teaching her second-grader daughter a lesson about Gandhiji, she told her that Gandhi said not to lie. The eight-year-old girl told her mother about the abuse she and her younger sister had to face because of this.