Gangrape of Vellore lady doctor: Boy gets 20 years rigorous imprisonment

VELLORE: A Vellore court sentenced a minor boy to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for gang-raping a lady doctor of a private hospital after abducting her in an autorickshaw with the help of his four friends in Katpadi.

The Vellore mahila court last month sentenced his four friends to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for the gangrape. The crime happened on March 16, 2022. According to the prosecution, the lady doctor and her male colleague were waiting for an auto at 12.30am on March 16, 2022, after watching a film second show at Katpadi. A gang of five people in an auto approached them and inquired where they wanted to go. They claimed the vehicle was a share-auto and invited them to board.

The gang took them to a secluded spot on the Palar riverbed, where they attacked her colleague and took turns to rape the doctor while threatening her friend at knifepoint.

The gang members robbed them of their mobile phones, two sovereign gold jewellery and their ATM cards, and withdrew Rs 40,000 using the cards.

The incident sparked widespread outrage, with opposition parties alleging that the law and order situation had deteriorated in the state. Chief minister M K Stalin made a statement on the floor of the assembly, outlining the police action against the gang members.


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