GEORGE TOWN: A blacksmith who had raped a minor had his seven-year jail term increased to 15 years and will receive more lashes of the rotan, the High Court ruled yesterday.
The decision follows an appeal by the prosecution over the case involving M. Retnam, 35, who was convicted of raping the minor while posing as a police officer by the Sessions Court last year.
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