Overview

• Thiruvananthapuram Additional District and Sessions Judge M. P. Shibu found 41-year-old Hasan Kutty alias Kabeer guilty under multiple POCSO and IPC counts for the February 2024 crime.
• PTI-linked reports say the court ordered sentences to run concurrently for an effective 22 years, while The Hindu reports a 67-year quantum with some terms concurrent, and the court imposed a ₹72,000 fine.
• Prosecutors detailed 22-year terms for rape and attempt to murder under POCSO, plus additional terms for abduction and outraging modesty.
• Police said they reviewed footage from more than 100 cameras and secured hair and DNA matches from nationally accredited labs, and the child survived after being found unconscious the next day.
• The court record and police accounts note a four-month trial with 41 witnesses, praise for Civil Police Officer Janosh’s search efforts, and the accused’s arrest in Kollam after attempts to evade capture.