Pollachi man sentenced to 10-year rigorous imprisonment for raping woman with mental disability
A Mahila Court in Coimbatore has sentenced a Pollachi man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for the sexual assault of a woman with a mental disability. The conviction was supported by DNA evidence linking the perpetrator to the victim and her child.
Why it matters
This case highlights judicial efforts to protect vulnerable populations and the role of forensic evidence in securing convictions for sexual violence.
The Mahila Court in Coimbatore on Wednesday (June 17, 2026) sentenced a man from Pollachi to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a woman with a mental disability and getting her pregnant in 2021.
The report is a factual summary of a court verdict without editorializing.
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