India, June 26 -- A man was convicted and awarded ten years of imprisonment for sexually assaulting a specially abled woman in Tripura's Unakoti district, police said on Thursday.

A local court also imposed a fine of Rs.10,000 failing which he needs to undergo additional three months rigorous imprisonment.

Police said that the incident occurred in March in 2022 when the rape-convict, driver of a private vehicle owned by a retired government officer, sexually assaulted the woman, who was also a person with mental health issues.

The sister of the woman was employed as a domestic help at the government officer's home.

The woman (now 22 years old), was found eight months pregnant and it was alleged that she was confined in the house for a...