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A younker charged with robbing and raping an 85-year-old pistillate successful Sulur limits a twelvemonth agone was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment by the Mahila Court successful Coimbatore, connected Saturday.
A habitual transgression Shahul Hamid (25), a labourer of Pallapalayam, had, connected November 24, 2025, gained introduction into the location of the aged pistillate astatine Pappampatti and committed the crimes.
He had besides recorded the enactment of rape with his mobile phone, aft snatching her 5 sovereign golden chain, and threatened to leak the video if the unfortunate complained astir it, earlier fleeing the spot.
The unfortunate had initially lodged a ailment of robbery, and aft she had complained of the rape crime, with the enactment of household members, a fewer days later, the lawsuit was altered to robbery and rape.
The investigating squad had arrested Shahul Hameed conscionable earlier his flight aft undergoing attraction astatine the Sulur Government Hospital for injuries helium had sustained successful a roadworthy mishap aft committing the crime.
The constabulary besides confiscated his mobile telephone and recovered the video signaling successful it.
The accused was arrested and charged nether BNS Sections 332 A (trespass to perpetrate an offence), 309 sub-section 6 (aggravated robbery - causing wounded during the act), and Section 64 (rape), with Section 66E of The Information Technology Act.
The Judge V. Sundararaj besides imposed ₹1,500 good connected the accused, and recommended ₹5 lakh compensation to the unfortunate done the District Legal Services Authority.
