School van driver jailed, fined for groping child

A school van driver was yesterday sentenced to seven years in jail for groping and sexually abusing a three and a-half-year-old pre-school girl in 2010.

In addition to the imprisonment, the school van driver,(73), was ordered to pay a fine of Rs.25,000. The accused was further ordered to pay a compensation of Rs.100,000 to the victim.

The accused had been charged with abusive sexual contact after groping an underaged girl.