MUNNAR: A court on Tuesday sentenced three people to 90 years in prison for gangraping a 14-year-old girl from West Bengal. The verdict was pronounced by Devikulam Fast Track Court. The court pronounced the verdict on S Sugath (20) of Valavur in Tirunelveli, M Sivakumar (21) of Tamil Nadu and P Samuel (21) of Poopara Laksham Colony. A fine of Rs 40,000 have been imposed on them. The court acquitted the fourth accused in the case.

The fifth and sixth accused in the case are minors. Their case is going on in Thodupuzha J J Court. Smiju K Das appeared for the prosecution. The incident related to the case happened on May 29 in 2022. The incident occurred in a tea plantation near Poopara Beverages outlet at around 4:30 pm.

The girl, a native of Bengal, and her friend came here in an auto. They attacked her friend, chased him away and then raped the girl. The accused fled from the spot by the time the locals rushed hearing her screams.