Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (MS)

Mangaluru, May 9: Two men, who raped a girl student of a college, who was returning home after her classes, were sentenced to 20 years in prison by the second district additional and special POCSO court of the city.

Sachin Kumar (22), a resident of Koyyur Koppadabailu Mane of Beltangady taluk and K T Mathew alias Manu (24), a resident of Laila Patladi are the convicts who were awarded the sentence.

There were also fined Rs 20,000 out of which Rs 18,000 has to be paid to the victim. If the convicts fail to pay the fine, they have to undergo and additional prison sentence of six months.

The convicts had asked the victim girl student to board their car on March 7, 2015 saying that they will drop her home. But they did not take her home but raped her. The then circle inspector of Beltangady B R Lingappa had conducted the inquiry and submitted the chargesheet to the court.

In total 23 records were submitted to the court and 19 people testified as witnesses in the court. Judge B R Pallavi has awarded the sentence to the convicts under IPC section 376(D).

C Venkataramanaswamy argued as the public prosecutor in this case.