Kannur man sentenced to life imprisonment for raping and impregnating his 15-year-old granddaughter

Taliparamba (Kannur): A fast track court in Pocso here sentenced a grandfather to life imprisonment for raping and impregnating his 15-year-old granddaughter. Taliparamba Pocso fast track court judge R. Rajesh ruled that the 65-year-old Nepali-born man will have to remain in jail for the rest of his life and imposed a fine of Rs 400,000. The sexual assault took place between February and August 2023 and resulted in the victim becoming pregnant and giving birth to a child. A DNA test of the baby was conducted as part of the investigation.