Pollachi man sentenced to 10-year rigorous imprisonment for raping woman with mental disability

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The Mahila Court successful Coimbatore connected Wednesday (June 17, 2026) sentenced a antheral from Pollachi to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a pistillate with a intelligence disablement and getting her large successful 2021.

Judge V. Sundararaj awarded the punishment to G. Balasubramanian, 44.

As per the prosecution, Balasubramanian had been undertaking partition coating and related works successful his locality. He sexually assaulted the pistillate portion undertaking coating works successful her house. The incidental came to airy aft the subsister was recovered to beryllium pregnant. A lawsuit was registered astatine the All Women Police Station, Pollachi, aft the subsister narrated the ordeal to her mother, who was taking care of her.

B. Jisha, who appeared for the prosecution, said the intersexual battle by the convict was proved done DNA investigating connected him and the foetus.

The tribunal recovered Balasubramanian blameworthy of offences nether Sections 376 2 (l) (commits rape connected a pistillate suffering from intelligence oregon carnal disability) and (n) (commits rape repeatedly connected the aforesaid woman) of the Indian Penal Code. The tribunal besides slapped a good of ₹1,000 connected him, too the punishment.

The tribunal ordered the District Legal Services Authority to supply due compensation to the survivor. 

Published - June 17, 2026 04:12 p.m. IST

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