Rigorous imprisonment for cricket coach for sexually abusing minor
A cricket coach has been sentenced to 16 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually abusing a minor trainee. The court found him guilty on multiple counts under the POCSO Act and the Indian Penal Code. He has also been ordered to pay a fine, with additional imprisonment if the fine is not paid.
- ▪The accused, Manu M., is a 40-year-old cricket coach from Thiruvananthapuram.
- ▪He was sentenced by Special Judge Anju Meera Birla for sexually abusing a girl trainee.
- ▪The victim was a class VII student at the time of the abuse, which occurred in the gym of the coaching centre.
- ▪Manu M. has been accused of abusing five other girls, with trials completed in four of the six cases registered against him.
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The Fast Track Special Court (POCSO) here on Saturday sentenced a 40-year-old cricket coach to rigorous imprisonment for sexually abusing a girl trainee.Special Judge Anju Meera Birla sentenced the accused, Manu M., a resident of Sreevarahom ward, Thiruvananthapuram, to a total of 16 years on multiple counts under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Indian Penal Code.The accused has also been ordered to pay a fine of ₹24,000. Since the sentences would run concurrently, he would serve five years. Failure to pay the fine will entail an additional two-and-a-half-years of imprisonment.Special Public prosecutor R.S. Vijay Mohan appeared for the Prosecution. The victim was a class VII student when she joined the coaching centre where he coached.
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