The Fast Track Mahila Court in Ariyalur recently awarded a life sentence to a man for the murder of a Dalit girl in the district. The body of the minor girl with her limbs tied was found inside a well in Ariyalur district in December 2016.
The accused was also sentenced under certain sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 and Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
In his judgment delivered on April 12, D. Selvam, judge in-charge of the Fast Track Mahila Court convicted the accused man under Sections 364 (kidnapping or abducting in order to murder), 302 (murder) and 201 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
