Man gets lifer for sodomising, killing minor

A special CBI court on Thursday sentenced a man to undergo life imprisonment in a case of unnatural sex-cum-murder involving a minor.

The court directed the state that the convicted person should not be released for rest of his life.

The court also slammed Rs 70,000 fine on the convict Anilmon Thomos, who was working as a forest watcher when the incident took place in 2006.

The court also took cognizance and ordered an inquiry against a witness for giving false evidence and directed the police to take necessary action against the witness.

The CBI who was probing into the case discovered during the investigation that 14-year-old Ajin of the Palakkad district left his home on 11th June 2006 for Malampuzha dam during summer vacations.

"The accused, Anilmon Thomas, who was working as temporary Forest Watcher at Malampuzha enticed him, purchased toddy and after consuming it, indulged in unnatural sex with the deceased Ajin..."

"During the course of the unnatural sex, Ajin fell on the ground, got injured on his forehead and became unconscious. The accused pushed the unconscious boy into Malampuzha Dam reservoir and killed him," a CBI spokesperson said in a statement on Thursday.
          
After a thorough investigation, CBI filed a charge sheet in the designated court.