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The Hindu
5 days ago
- The Hindu
Martial Art instructor sentenced to 10-years jail for sexual assault
A Mahila Court on Wednesday sentenced a martial arts instructor to 10 years rigorous imprisonment after holding him guilty for offence of raping a female student. In 2021, the All Women Police, Anna Nagar, arrested E. Kebi Raj, a city-based martial arts instructor, for sexually assaulting a female student seven years ago. The accused Kebi Raj, 41, was an instructor at a reputed city school and had been running the martial arts school in Anna Nagar. He had been teaching judo and karate. The complainant was a 26-year-old woman who had joined his training programme. She alleged that in 2014, when they were returning to the city after participating in a judo tournament in Namakkal, he inappropriately touched her and attempted to rape her in a moving car. She also alleged that she was sexually assaulted on the trip, and later he threatened to murder her if she spoke about the incident. Due to the trauma, she dropped out of the institute, she said. However, the arrest of a school teacher for sexual harassment gave her the confidence to come forward and lodge a complaint against the perpetrator. She called up the then Deputy Commissioner of Police, Crime against Women and Children and reported her complaint. The victim was summoned, and her complaint was received by the All Women Police, Anna Nagar. Based on her complaint, the police registered a case under Section 376, read with Section 511 (attempt to rape), Section 354 (Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty), Section 509 (Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) of Indian Penal Code and the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Woman Act. The trial was conducted before the Mahila Court in the Madras High Court campus. At the conclusion of the trial, the Mahila Court Judge Padma pronounced the sentence in the case. Kebi Raj was produced before the court, and he pleaded not guilty. He was convicted and given a sentence of 10-year-imprisonment. He was also imposed a fine of ₹50,000.
The Hindu
6 days ago
- The Hindu
10-year imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor girl
The Mahila Court here has awarded 10 years imprisonment to a youth who sexually assaulted a minor girl in the guise of marrying her. According to prosecution, N. Mayakrishnan, 25, of Naduvaikurichi under Puthiyampuththur police station limits sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl in the guise of marrying her. On coming to know about this, the victim's mother filed a complaint with Puthiyampuththur police, who arrested Mayakrishnan under the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act. Mahila Court judge Murugan awarded 10 years imprisonment to Mayakrishnan and slapped a fine of ₹3,000 on him on Wednesday.
The Hindu
08-08-2025
- The Hindu
Man gets life-imprisonment for murdering wife in Tiruvallur district
The Mahila Court in Tiruvallur district convicted and sentenced a 47-year-old man to life-imprisonment for the murder of his wife in 2012. According to the police, he set her ablaze after she refused to give money for consuming liquor. The accused, identified as V. Suresh, (who was 34-year-old then), was a resident of Chinnakavanam village near Ponneri. He had a quarrel with his wife Packiyalakshmi demanding money for consuming liquor. As she refused to give money, he set her ablaze. Later, she died in a hospital. Suresh was arrested on charges of murder. At the conclusion of trial, the Mahila Court pronounced the verdict convicting convicted him and imposed a fine of Rs ₹5,500 on him.
The Hindu
07-08-2025
- The Hindu
Man gets life-imprisonment for murder of his wife
The Mahila Court in Tiruvallur district convicted and sentenced a 47-year-old man to life-imprisonment for the murder of his wife in 2012. According to the police, he set her ablaze after she refused to give money for consuming liquor. The accused, identified as (who was 34-year-old then), was a resident of Chinnakavanam village near Ponneri. He had a quarrel with his wife Packiyalakshmi demanding money for consuming liquor. As she refused to give money, he set her ablaze. Later, she died in a hospital. Suresh was arrested on charges of murder. At the conclusion of trial, the Mahila Court pronounced the verdict convicting convicted him and imposed a fine of Rs ₹5,500 on him.
The Hindu
01-08-2025
- The Hindu
Man gets double life sentence for raping minor girl with intellectual disabilities
A 24-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison for the rape of a minor girl with intellectual disabilities in the Nilgiris in 2019. The convicted person, identified as M. Muthukumar, was said to be related to the girl and known to her family. The Coonoor All Woman Police Station, which registered a case against Muthukumar, said he would visit the girl's house when her grandparents and primary caregivers had left her alone to run errands, when he sexually assaulted her over a five-month period. As the survivor became unwell, she was taken to a hospital where doctors confirmed that she was pregnant. During questioning, the girl told her caregivers that Muthukumar, under the guise of visiting the house needing water, had sexually assaulted her multiple times. The police registered a case in October of 2019 and arrested Muthukumar. The Fast-Track Mahila Court in Udhagamandalam found Muthukumar guilty of offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and also for criminal intimidation. The judge, M. Senthil Kumar, sentenced Muthukumar to two life terms, to be served concurrently. The district administration was also ordered to pay ₹3 lakh in compensation to the survivor, said P. Senthil Kumar, Special Public Prosecutor at the Mahila Court in Udhagamandalam.
