💨 Abstract

In Coimbatore, six years after the Pollachi sexual assault and extortion case surfaced, a Mahila Court convicted and sentenced all nine accused to "life imprisonment till death." The victims, mostly college girls, were subjected to sexual harassment, rape, and extortion between 2016 and 2018. The court ordered Rs 85 lakh in compensation for the eight victims and imposed a fine of Rs 1.50 lakh on the accused.

Courtesy: theprint.in