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The Fast Track Mahila Court present connected Tuesday (November 25, 2025) sentenced a 38-year-old antheral to 20 years’ imprisonment for sexually assaulting and impregnating a insignificant miss successful 2022.
According to the prosecution, the parents of a 14-year-old girl, a Class 8 dropout from Modakkurichi taluk, performed her matrimony with P. Subramani, 37, of Erode, who was past residing successful Salem. The matrimony took spot astatine a temple successful T.N. Palayam successful Gobichettipalayam taluk connected March 4, 2022. Subramani sexually assaulted her. After Childline received accusation astir the kid marriage, a ailment was lodged with the All Women Police Station successful Sathyamangalam. A lawsuit was registered, and Subramani, his parents, and the girl’s parents and relatives were booked. Subramani was arrested.
A aesculapian introspection revealed that the miss was 4 months pregnant. She told constabulary that she had been sexually assaulted by ‘Karadi’ Selvam alias C. Selvam of Tiruvannamalai district, who had been surviving adjacent her location for a twelvemonth and was engaged successful sugarcane cutting. He was married. Selvam was arrested connected November 21, 2022. The girl, admitted to the Government Erode Medical College and Hospital successful Perundurai, suffered a miscarriage.
DNA samples of the victim, Selvam, and Subramani were sent to a Chennai laboratory arsenic directed by the court, and the results confirmed that Selvam was liable for the pregnancy.
Judge C. Sornakumar sentenced Selvam to 20 years’ imprisonment for intersexual battle and different 20 years for impregnating the minor, with the sentences to tally concurrently. He was besides fined ₹10,000. The tribunal recommended ₹3 lakh compensation to the victim. Special Public Prosecutor M. Jayanthi appeared for the prosecution.
