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On Friday, the District Additional sessions court in Kottayam, Kerala sentenced prime accused in the Vithura sex racket case Suresh to 24 years of rigorous imprisonment. As the sentences are to be served together, Suresh will technically spend 10 years in jail. In addition, he was asked to pay a penalty of Rs 1,09,000.
Suresh was found guilty under sections 344 (Wrongful confinement for ten or more days) and 372 (Selling minor for purposes of prostitution) of the Indian Penal Code and other sections of Immoral Traffic Prevention Act (ITPA), in one of the 24 cases registered against him in connection with the rape and sale of the victim for sex work.