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Agartala: A district and sessions court in Khowai handed a life sentence to 30-year-old Rajendra Malsom on Tuesday. The judge convicted him under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act. He faces a long road ahead. The court also ordered Malsom to pay a fine of Rs 25,000. If he fails to pay, he serves an extra six months of rigorous imprisonment.
The case began on December 11, 2021. Authorities at the Teliamura police station filed Case No. 147/2021 against the Debthang Para resident. The charges included sections 376(1) and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, alongside section 4 of the POCSO Act. This was Special POCSO Case No. 02/2022.
Women Sub-Inspector Kamala Rani Murasing led the investigation. She filed the chargesheet on January 20, 2022, while stationed at Teliamura. She now works at the East Agartala police station in the West Tripura district. According to a press release from the Tripura Police, the court delivered the final verdict this week to close the matter.
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