Overview
- A Tirunelveli special court sentenced a 47-year-old father to death for repeatedly raping and impregnating his 14-year-old daughter, with Judge Suresh Kumar also levying a ₹25,000 fine and directing ₹10 lakh in compensation.
- In Tiruvallur, Special Judge C Uma Maheshwari gave Kale Biswakarma double life imprisonment for abducting and raping an eight-year-old, along with a ₹1.45 lakh fine and ₹3 lakh interim compensation.
- Tiruvallur police used AI-based facial reconstruction from blurred train CCTV to identify the suspect, who was traced to Sullurupeta in Andhra Pradesh, with DNA evidence confirming his involvement.
- Officials in Tiruvallur set up a trial-monitoring mechanism that kept witnesses on schedule and minimized adjournments, enabling a swift conclusion within months of the July offence.
- A POCSO court in Kaimur, Bihar, sentenced Bali Gond to 25 years of rigorous imprisonment for the 2022 kidnapping and rape of a 15-year-old, imposing a ₹65,000 fine with concurrent sentences under POCSO and IPC provisions.