Three get 20 years in jail for sexually assaulting 13-year-old

Three persons were on Friday (April 10) sentenced to 20 years in jail for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl. The Attur all women police in 2018 registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against Angamuthu (30), Raja (50) and Mugundhan (24) of Gangavalli taluk for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl and arrested them. The trial was held at the Special Court for the Exclusive Trial of Cases under the POCSO Act and on Friday, the court found the trio guilty and sentenced them to 20 years imprisonment and also imposed on them a fine of ₹1 lakh each.