A Mahila Court in Cuddalore on Wednesday awarded life imprisonment to a teacher of a private school for abduction and rape of a minor girl.
According to prosecution, Rajiv Gandhi, 33, a mathematics teacher in a private school in Panruti, had abducted a 13-year-old girl studying in another private school and took her to a secluded location and raped her in 2016. He forcibly married the girl and sexually assaulted her.
The police arrested Rajiv Gandhi who was on the run and remanded him in custody.
The police charged him with crimes under various sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.
The case came for trial in the Cuddalore Mahila Court on Wednesday. D. Lingeswaran, Sessions Judge of Mahila Court, slapped a fine of ₹1 lakh on Rajiv Gandhi and sentenced him to life imprisonment.