Mahila Court Judge N Thirunavukkarasu sentenced Kannan of Namakkal district to life for raping the girl and ordered the state government to grant Rs one lakh to her as ex-gratia.
The prosecution case was that Kannan (23) of Kumarapalayam in Namakkal district used to often visit the Kalingarayan canal area where he befriended a 16-year-old girl and fell in love with her.
On March 4, 2015, he had met her near the canal and promised to marry her.
Later, he took the girl to a few places where he allegedly raped her several times.
Subsequently, she developed pain and apprised her parents of the incident.
They lodged a complaint with police, following which Kannan was arrested.
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