Pollachi sexual assault case: Coimbatore Mahila Court to pronounce judgment today
The Hindu
Mahila Court in Coimbatore to deliver judgment in Pollachi sexual assault case with nine accused facing multiple charges.
The Mahila Court in Coimbatore will deliver judgement in the sensational Pollachi sexual assault case on Tuesday.
Judge R. Nandhini Devi will pronounce the judgment at the special court set up for the trial of the 2019 case.
N. Sabarirajan, 32, aka Rishwanth of Jothi Nagar; K. Thirunavukkarasu, 34, of Makkinampatti; M. Sathish, 33, and T. Vasanthakumar, 30, of Suleeswaranpatti; R. Mani aka Manivannan, 32, of Achipatti; P. Babu, 33, of Mahalingapuram; T. Haronimus Paul, 32, of Achipatti; K. Arulanantham, 39, of Vadugapalayam; and M. Arunkumar, 33, of Panikkampatti, are the nine accused in the case.
The Central Bureau of Investigation probed the case and arraigned the nine accused on multiple charges, including criminal conspiracy, sexual harassment, rape, gang-rape, and repeated rape of the same woman. They were also charged with blackmailing the victims for sexual favours. A total of eight women have given statements against the accused, including a 19-year-old college student, the first complainant. The sexual assault took place between 2016 and 2018.
The police have made elaborate security arrangements in view of the verdict. The nine accused persons, who are lodged in Salem Central Prison, will be brought to the court under tight security.
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