Kerala Court sentences tuition teacher to 111 years in prison for raping minor student
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 31: A special fast-track court here on Tuesday sentenced a tuition teacher to 111 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1.05 lakh for raping a plus-one student after luring her five years ago.
If the fine remains unpaid, the convict, Manoj, 44, will face an additional year of imprisonment.
Manoj's wife took her own life upon learning of her husband's abuse of the minor girl.
In the ruling, Judge R Rekha stated that Manoj, who was also supposed to be the child's guardian, had committed a crime that warranted no mercy. The incident occurred on July 2, 2019.
According to the prosecution, the accused, a government employee, conducted tuition classes at his residence.
He summoned the child for a special class and subsequently abused her, also taking photos of the abuse on his mobile phone.
Following the incident, the child became fearful and stopped attending tuition classes.
The accused then disseminated photos of the incident. Learning about the incident, the child's family lodged a complaint at the Fort Police Station.
Upon the accused's arrest, his phone was seized and sent for forensic examination, revealing photos of the child being abused.
Manoj claimed to have been at the office on the day of the incident, producing registered leave records with signatures. However, call records from the accused's phone, presented by the prosecution, revealed that Manoj was near the tuition centre on the day of the incident.
Special Public Prosecutor R S Vijay Mohan and R V Akhilesh appeared for the prosecution.
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Cristiano Ronaldo scores his 100th Saudi Pro League goal
Riyadh (AP): Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 100th Saudi Pro League goal as Al-Nassr beat Al-Shabab 4-2 to move five points clear at the top of the table.
The 41-year-old forward converted a Sadio Mané cross at the near post with 15 minutes remaining to record the 971st goal of his career on Thursday. It was also his 26th league goal of the season.
“Ronaldo is always dangerous going forward and we saw that again today,” Al-Nassr coach Jorge Jesus said.
João Félix, signed from Chelsea in July, scored three goals for the league leaders.
The win took Al-Nassr to 82 points from 32 games, five ahead of Al-Hilal, which has three matches, one more than Nassr, left to play. Al-Hilal meets Al-Kholood on Friday and faces Nassr on Tuesday in what could be a title decider against its Riyadh rival.
“Now we have a derby match against our rival, which is a difficult encounter,” Jesus said.
“We are fully aware of its importance, and we are dealing with it with complete focus as we know that small details could decide the result.”
Ronaldo, a five-time Ballon d'Or winner, has yet to secure a major trophy in Saudi Arabia since signing with Al-Nassr in December 2022.
