KOZHIKODE: Three youths were sentenced to 25 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl after giving her beer. Thalakulathur natives Avinash (23), Ashwant (24) and Subin (23) were sentenced by the special fast-track court in Koyilandy. The accused must also pay a fine of Rs.75,000. The incident related to the case took place in 2022.

The girl was returning home after class when the accused took her on the bike saying that they would drop her home. They then took her to a deserted field in Paloramala, gave her beer and sexually assaulted her. The case registered by Elathur police was investigated by Kozhikode Assistant Commissioner P Bijuraj. Adv P Jethin appeared for the prosecution.