Pathanamthitta Fast-Track Court Sentences 63-Year-Old to Three Years for Assaulting Minor girl at Sabarimala
A Fast-Track Special Court in Pathanamthitta on Wednesday sentenced a 63-year-old man to three years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl at Sabarimala. The court also imposed a ₹50,000 fine on the convict, identified as Subrahmanyan from Malappuram, as announced by Judge Doni Thomas Varghese.
The incident took place during the annual Sabarimala pilgrimage in December 2023. At 3 a.m. on December 22, 2023, at Nadapandal, the accused forcibly seated the victim on his lap and assaulted her while her father had stepped away briefly to use the restroom.
The victim’s parents reported the crime to the Kulathur police station in Malappuram, and the case was later transferred to the Pampa police station. Public prosecutor Roshan Thomas represented the prosecution.