Representative image 
Chennai

Chennai man jailed in sexual assault case of 4-year-old child

Murugan, a mason from Kodungaiyur in Chennai, was booked by police for sexually assaulting a four-year-old child, a daughter of his co-worker.

DTNEXT Bureau

CHENNAI: A Pocso special court in Chennai on Wednesday awarded life sentence to a man who sexually assaulted a four-year-old child.

Murugan, a mason from Kodungaiyur in Chennai, was booked by police for sexually assaulting a four-year-old child, a daughter of his co-worker.

Following this, a case was filed in the MKB Nagar all women police station in January 2015. When the case came for the hearing in Chennai Pocso special court on Wednesday, Justice M Rajalakshmi awarded life sentence to the accused Murugan and a penalty of Rs.5,000.

The Judge also directed the State government to provide Rs 7 lakh as compensation to the victim.

Visit news.dtnext.in to explore our interactive epaper!

Download the DT Next app for more exciting features!

Click here for iOS

Click here for Android

28 Middle East-bound flights cancelled from Chennai airport; check details

Death toll in strike on girls' school in southern Iran rises to 40, state media say

US-Israel attacks on Iran: Air India, IndiGo, and other airlines suspend flights over airspace closures

Iran says Israeli-US airstrikes kill 5 at girls' school

United Arab Emirates says 1 person killed from falling shrapnel after Iranian missile attack