Overview

• The Coimbatore Mahila Court sentenced all nine accused to life imprisonment until death for gangrape, repeated rape, and blackmail of multiple women between 2016 and 2018.
• The court ordered ₹85 lakh in compensation to be distributed among the eight survivors who officially reported the crimes.
• The convictions relied on over 200 documents, 400 pieces of electronic evidence, and witness testimonies protected under the Witness Protection Act.
• The case, initially investigated by local police, was transferred to the CB-CID and later to the CBI in 2019 following public outcry and demands for an impartial probe.
• One of the convicts, a former AIADMK functionary, added a political dimension to the case, which has been closely monitored by activists and political leaders.