India, April 27 -- A man in Kerala's Kottayam was sentenced to 47 years in prison along with a fine of Rs.30,000 for sexually assaulting a minor boy.

The Kottayam Special Fast-track court judge Satheesh Kumar V sentenced 41-year-old Sijomon in the case that was reported in 2024, a news agency PTI report said.

Police said that the case was registered at the Ayarkunnam police station in Kottayam in August last year, alleging that Sijomon had sexually assaulted the boy.

The court found the accused, a native of Vaikom's Chenakkala, guilty and handed him 47 years of imprisonment, a statement from the police said. In this case, Station House Officer Anoop Jose was the investigating officer and Paul K Abraham was the public prosecutor in the ...