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Kerala man gets 107 years jail term

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A Pocso court at Pathanamth­itta in Kerala on Monday sentenced a man to a staggering 107 years in jail for raping his mentally challenged young daughter who was living with him.

The man’s wife had separated from the family for long.

The incident happened in 2020, and the police filed a case and launched the probe after the girl narrated the ordeal to her neighbours and teachers at her school. The medical examinatio­n revealed the girl was seriously injured by her father.

As some of the punishment­s can be served together, the convict has to undergo jail term of 67 years. The court also imposed a penalty of Rs400,000 on the convict.

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