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Kerala: Six convicts get 20 years in 2017 actress assault case

Kochi, Dec 12 (UNI) In a major development in the 2017 actress assault case, the Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court on Friday handed down sentences to the six men convicted in the case. The court sentenced all six, including prime accused Sunil alias Pulsar Suni, to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment each.
Each convict was also fined ₹50,000, with an additional one-year imprisonment if the fine is not paid. The accused were found guilty of gang rape and conspiracy relating to the abduction and assault of the actress in 2017.
The sentencing follows the court’s decision, on December 8, to acquit Malayalam actor Dileep and three others of conspiracy charges, citing insufficient evidence linking them to the planning of the attack.
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