The six convicts in the 2017 actor rape case were on Friday awarded life imprisonment for 20 years each on two counts for gang rape (IPC 376 D) and criminal conspiracy [IPC 120 (b)] among other punishments.

However, all the punishments of the convicts will run concurrently and they will have to serve a jail term of 20 years. The number of days they were imprisoned during the pendency of the trial will be deducted from the 20-year jail term, the court announced.

Ernakulam Principal Sessions Judge Honey M. Varghese awarded the punishments for the convicts on Friday.

The convicts N.S. Sunil, aka ‘Pulsar’ Suni, Martin, Manikandan, Vijeesh, Salim, and Pradeep were awarded the punishment after hearing them and their lawyers on the day.

The court had earlier acquitted actor Dileep and three o

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