Elderly man gets life for sexually harassing girl in TN
A court here has sentenced a 68-year-old man to life imprisonment for sexually harassing a minor girl in the district in 2018.
The Mahila Court Judge, Rajalakshmi, on Friday awarded the life sentence to Ashraf Ali and directed the convict to pay a compensation of Rs 7 lakh to the family of the victim, a seven-year-old girl.
Besides, Ali was slapped a fine of Rs 1,000.
According to prosecution, the convict, hailing from Kalifullah nagar near Alangudi, had sexually harassed the girl.
A case was registered and chargesheet filed.
Disclaimer: No Business Standard Journalist was involved in creation of this content
Don't miss the most important news and views of the day. Get them on our Telegram channel
First Published: Aug 03 2019 | 4:20 PM IST