India, Nov. 5 -- A couple convicted for repeated sexual assault of a minor girl was sentenced with 180 years of imprisonment each by a Special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court in Kerala's Manjeri on Tuesday.

The accused in the case was a woman, who reportedly had eloped with her lover and her 11-year-old daughter to Malappuram. The crime is said to have taken place between 2019 and 2021.

The couple has also been fined with Rs.11.75 lakh each and failure to pay the fine would lead to an added prison sentence of 20 years, according to an ANI news agency report.

"Today, the court has convicted both of the accused - 180 years of rigourous imprisonment and Rs.11.75 lakh," Special Public Prosecutor Somasundaram told ...