Dad, stepmother get RI for brutally assaulting boy

ELEVEN years after a five-year-old boy, Shafeeq, was brutally attacked by his biological father and stepmother in Idukki's Kumily, leaving him in a near-death condition, the Thodupuzha First Additional Sessions Court judge Ash K Bal sentenced the accused to rigorous imprisonment on Friday.

- NEJMA SULAIMAN @Idukki

Shafeeq's father Shareef, of Puthanpurackal, 1st mile, Kumily, who is the first accused in the case, was sentenced to seven years' rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹50,000. In default of payment, the convict shall undergo rigorous imprisonment for one more year.

Meanwhile, the second accused and Shafeeq's stepmother Aneesha was sentenced 10 years' rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh.

In default, the convict shall undergo two years of rigorous imprisonment, the court order said.