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Pollachi sex scandal: TN mahila court holds 9 men guilty, awards life imprisonment

The Statesman Siliguri

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May 14, 2025

Pronouncing all the nine men guilty in the horrific 2019 Pollachi rape and extortion racket which rattled the entire state, the Coimbatore Mahila court on Tuesday sentenced the convicts to life imprisonment till their death.

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Delivering the judgment, judge R Nandhini Devi convicted and sentenced the nine found guilty, making it clear that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) which took over the investigation into the case, had proved the charges against the accused beyond any reasonable doubt. The judge directed the District Legal Services Authority to extend a compensation of Rs 85 lakh to the victims and imposed a penalty ranging from Rs 35,000 to 40,000 on all the nine convicts.

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