KOLLAM: A court has sentenced a man to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 60,000 for sexually assaulting a college student by placing a knife on her neck. Punalur native Aneesh Kumar was sentenced by Punalur Assistant Sessions Court Judge KM Suja.

The incident related to the case took place in 2018. The girl, a second-year degree student, was preparing to go for her exam when Aneesh broke into her house. He then threatened the girl with a knife in his hand and sexually assaulted her.

The then Kunnikode sub-inspector Gopakumar was the officer who investigated the case. 16 people were named as witnesses in the case. Aneesh Kumar was brought to the Punalur court while he was serving a jail term in Tamil Nadu for assaulting another woman. On February 16 this year, he had attacked a Malayali woman who was an employee at Tenkasi railway gate.