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- A special court in Lakshadweep has convicted a 37-year-old man from Kavaratti of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old boy in 2022, sentencing him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment under the POCSO Act and for wrongful confinement under the IPC.
- The court also directed him to pay ₹1 lakh as fine to the victim as compensation, and asked the District Legal Services Authority in Kavaratti to consider awarding an additional ₹2 lakh, citing the victim's age, trauma, and rehabilitation needs.
- The case came to light through a medico-legal intimation from a Kavaratti hospital, where the boy's father said he had sought psychiatric counselling after the child weakened in studies and became inattentive in class.
What to watch next
- Whether the District Legal Services Authority of Kavaratti awards the additional ₹2 lakh compensation to the victim.
- Any appeal by the convicted man against the 20-year sentence.
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Named India · District Legal Services Authority Kavaratti · Ilyas T.P. · Kavaratti · Kavaratti Police · Lakshadweep · Special Court Lakshadweep
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