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Thiruvananthapuram POCSO Court Judge M P Shibu sentenced Sathyaraj (53), son of Isaac Levi, of Vembayam, and also imposed a fine of ₹25,000.
The incident happened in 2023, when the survivor was in Class 7.
General Education Minister V Sivankutty on Sunday confirmed that the school has issued the termination order.
The court criticised unethical counselling practices and the former minister's inaction on a complaint regarding counsellor behaviour.
The accused, aged 24 and 34, are construction workers residing in the same locality.
The teacher was sentenced to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a student inside the school.
According to the prosecution, the 10-year-old student was sexually assaulted by Padmarajan, a teacher at Palathayi school here, between January and February 2020.
The abuse occurred over two years, from 2019 to 2021.
Labourers found the body lying on the terrace with wires tied around both legs.
She further claimed that the opposition had obtained a video clip showing the accused apologising to the girl and alleged that he had been associated with various panchayat programmes for over 15 years.
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