Ramanathapuram court sentences three men to 30 years imprisonment in gang rape of woman
The Ramanathapuram District Mahila Court has sentenced three men to 30 years in prison for their involvement in a gang rape case. The incident occurred in March 2022 when a college student was attacked at Mookaiyur beach. The court also imposed fines and additional sentences for robbery and harassment related to the case.
- ▪The three men were sentenced to 30 years in prison and fined ₹65,000 each.
- ▪The gang rape occurred after the woman's boyfriend was assaulted and tied up.
- ▪The court ordered a total fine of ₹1.95 lakh to be given to the affected woman.
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The Ramanathapuram District Mahila Court has sentenced three youths to 30 years in prison and imposed a fine of ₹65,000 each in a gang rape case involving a young woman.According to sources, on March 23, 2022, a college student who had come for a picnic with her boyfriend to Mookaiyur beach near Sayalgudi in Ramanathapuram district was gang-raped after her boyfriend was assaulted and tied up.Subsequently, the perpetrators extorted and snatched the gold jewellery worn by the woman and the silver jewellery worn by her boyfriend under threat.In connection with this, the Sayalgudi police registered a case under six sections, including gang rape, criminal intimidation, robbery, and the Prevention of Harassment of Women Act.They arrested M. Padma Eeswaran, 26, from K.
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