A madrassa teacher has been convicted to 29 years in prison and fined Rs 2.5 lakh for sexually assaulting a minor student. Chertala Fast-track Special Court for POCSO cases sentenced Chakalanikarth Mohd (58) from Arookutty in Alappuzha district.

The case is that the accused sexually assaulted a minor girl for a month from December 2022. The police found that Mohd, who worked as a teacher in a madrassa near Chandiroor, continuously molested the girl who was a student of the madrassa on different days from December 2022 to January 2023.

Mohd was convicted of molesting a child below 12 years of age more than once, and the punishment is 24 years and a fine of two lakhs. He will also undergo five years imprisonment and a fine of Rs 50,000 for insulting womanhood.

Aroor Police Station Sub Inspector Sabu registered the case. Sub-inspectors Harold George and KP Anilkumar submitted the charge sheet. Special Prosecutors T Beena Karthikeyan and VL Bhagyalakshmi appeared for the state.

A court in Malappuram, Kerala, sentenced an accused to 55 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 85,000 for sexually assaulting an eight-year-old boy. Jinshad (27), a resident of Edakkara, was sentenced by the Nilambur Fast-track Special Court. Edakkara is an emerging commercial hub and one of the busiest towns in Nilambur Taluk. 

Under Section 363 (kidnapping) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), five years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 10,000. Under Section 377 (has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal) (sodomy), ten years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 25,000. Forty years of rigorous imprisonment and a 50,000 rupees fine under other sections.

The incident related to the case took place on 1 November 2021. Jinshad sodomised the minor boy on the pretext of taking him fishing. Before this, he had sexually abused the child twice.

Edakkara police inspector PS Manjit Lal investigated the case and submitted the charge sheet against the accused. Special Public Prosecutor Adv. Sam K. Francis appeared for the prosecution. Twelve witnesses were examined. 13 documents were produced.

In case of default of payment of any fine, Jinshad shall undergo an additional imprisonment of one year and nine months. The convicted paedophile was sent to Tavanur Central Prison.

In another case, Abdul Karim (64) was sentenced to life imprisonment (six years of rigorous imprisonment) and a fine of Rs. 3,75,000 special. A POCSO court in Thrissur passed the punishment.

Karim sexually abused the minor girl when she was alone at home, and the girl became pregnant later. The accused, who worked abroad, left his job and settled in Kerala. He sexually abused the victim regularly and threatened her.

25 witnesses were examined from the prosecution side, and 38 documents were produced. Cherpu Police Station House Officer TV Shibu registered the case and conducted the investigation. Later, Inspector Anish Karim and Sub-Inspector Mahesh Kumar conducted further investigation and filed the charge sheet.

Special Public Prosecutor K.A. Sunitha, Adv. T. Rishichand appeared in court. CPO Bineesh and Liaison Officer Vijayashree assisted the prosecution.