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The peculiar tribunal for POCSO Act cases successful Thoothukudi connected Monday (May 25, 2026) sentenced Dharma Muneeswaran, 38, of Sayalkudi, to decease connected 2 counts aft convicting him successful the intersexual battle and execution lawsuit of a 17-year-old schoolgirl successful the district.
The transgression had occurred successful March 2026 successful a colony that falls nether the Kulathur constabulary jurisdiction.
The miss had gone missing successful a scrub wood country astir 250 metres from her residence connected the evening of March 10, and was recovered murdered connected March 11. The Kulathur constabulary had recovered the assemblage and sent it for post-mortem introspection to the Thoothukudi Government Medical College and Hospital.
Following the incident, the victim’s parents, relatives, and villagers staged a protest, demanding the apprehension of the accused and enactment against the Kulathur and Vilathikulam constabulary for allegedly failing to enactment successful a timely manner.
After a week-long hunt for the accused, Munneswaran was arrested connected March 19 successful transportation with crime.
Then Superintendent of Police of Thoothukudi territory C. Madhan had said that grounds starring to Muneeswaran was gathered done technological investigation.
The constabulary said that with nary CCTV cameras disposable successful the vicinity of the country of the crime, a elaborate investigation of surveillance footage from surrounding areas and far-off places played a important relation successful tracing the perpetrator.
The lawsuit was tried earlier the peculiar tribunal for POCSO Act cases. M. Breetha, II Additional District Judge, delivered the verdict, sentencing the accused to treble decease penalties.
