Pollachi sexual assault case: Coimbatore Mahila Courtroom to ship judgment on Could 13

Accused within the Pollachi sexual assault, on the mixed court docket advanced in Coimbatore. File
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The Mahila Courtroom in Coimbatore will ship the judgment within the 2019 Pollachi sexual assault case on Could 13, 2025.

Although justice R. Nandhinidevi, who dealt with the trial from the start, was transferred to Karur, in keeping with a current order, she is going to ship the judgment within the case, stated court docket sources.

The case pertains to alleged sexual assault on a number of girls by 9 individuals, who had been additionally accused of recording the acts with out their consent and utilizing the movies to extort sexual favours and cash.

N. Rishwanth alias Sabarirajan, Ok. Thirunavukkarasu, N. Sathish, T. Vasanthakumar, R. Manivannan alias Mani, Ok. Arulanantham, P. Babu alias ‘Bike’ Babu, Haronimus Paul, and M. Arunkumar are the 9 accused.

The case was registered by the native police primarily based on a criticism lodged by a 19-year-old school scholar in February 2019. The Investigation was later transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which probed and submitted the chargesheet in opposition to the accused. A minimum of 5 girls have reportedly given complaints in opposition to the accused.

The trial was carried out adhering to instructions of the Madras Excessive Courtroom, taking numerous measures to guard the privateness of the survivors. The court docket examined over 40 witnesses within the case.