KANNUR : A court on Saturday sentenced a school teacher, who is also a BJP activist, to life imprisonment for raping a 10-year-old girl at Palathayi here.Thalassery Fast Track Special Court Judge Jalarajani M T found Padmarajan K alias Pappen Master (48), a resident of Kadavathoor, guilty of repeatedly sexually assaulting the minor between January and February 2020 while he was working as a teacher at a school in Palathayi.The court sentenced Padmarajan to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of $1 lakh$ under IPC section 376AB (rape of a girl below 12 years). (PTI)
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