Pollachi man sentenced to 10-year rigorous imprisonment for raping woman with mental disability (opens original article in a new tab)

A man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for raping a woman with a mental disability in 2021, with the court citing repeated sexual assault and using DNA evidence to confirm the crime.

• A man from Pollachi was sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a woman with a mental disability in 2021.
• The court found the convict guilty under Sections 376 2 (l) and (n) of the Indian Penal Code for sexually assaulting a woman with a mental disability and committing the act repeatedly.
• DNA testing on the convict and the foetus proved the sexual assault, and the court ordered compensation for the survivor through the District Legal Services Authority.