The Mahila Court in Pudukottai on Tuesday, May 23, 2022 convicted and sentenced S. Parthiban, 35, and G. Venkatesan, 24, to undergo life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl in Aranthangi sub division in the district in 2021.
The court slapped a fine of ₹70,000 each on them. Aranthangi All Women Police registered a case against the two men under the POCSO Act on the basis of a complaint preferred by the victim’s mother.
The court ordered that ₹4 lakh be paid as compensation to the victim. Following the sentence, Parthiban and Venkatesan were lodged in Central Prison, Tiruchi, a press release said.
