MALAPPURAM: A court has sentenced a man to a double life sentence and rigorous imprisonment of 38 years for sexually abusing his 14-year-old daughter. Judge S Sooraj of the Perinthalmanna Fast Track Special Court (1) pronounced the sentence after it was found that the 42-year-old man had subjected the child to sexual assault for the last three years.

The court also imposed a fine of Rs 2.75 lakhs on the convict. The convict will have to spend an additional 2 years and nine months in jail if he fails to pay the fine. The convict must serve other terms of imprisonment before serving life imprisonment. If the convict pays the fine, Rs 1 lakh should be handed over to the survivor. Besides that, the court also ordered the District Legal Services Authority to take steps to provide appropriate compensation to the victim's family.

The case was investigated by Kalikavu Police Station inspector Sasidharan Pillai, SI TP Musthafa and ASI Chithralekha. Public Prosecutor Swapna P. Parameshwarath appeared for the prosecution.