A cricket coach in Thiruvananthapuram has been sentenced to 16 years of rigorous imprisonment for molesting a minor girl who came for training. The court also slapped a fine of ₹24,000 on him.
In a shocking case from Thiruvananthapuram, a cricket coach has been sentenced to 16 years of rigorous imprisonment for molesting a minor girl. The court found Manu M, a resident of Sreevaraham in Vallakkadavu, guilty and also imposed a fine of ₹24,000 on him. What’s more alarming is that there are six similar cases pending against the same coach.
The incident happened when the girl was in the seventh grade. She had joined a prominent cricket training centre in Thiruvananthapuram to pursue her passion. According to the case, the coach, Manu M, took her to the gym under the pretext of training and molested her there.
The complaint also states that he tried to force her to pose for nude photographs. When the girl refused, he allegedly denied her further training. Following this ordeal, she left the training centre. It was only four years later that she gathered the courage to file a police complaint.
Once the case was registered and the investigation began, more women came forward with similar complaints against the coach. In total, six cases have been filed against him. The verdict was delivered by the Thiruvananthapuram Fast Track Special Court Judge. The sentence includes 16 years of rigorous imprisonment under various sections of the law. However, the sentences will run concurrently, which means he will have to serve five years in jail. The court has also ordered that the fine amount of ₹24,000 must be given to the survivor as compensation.