Four Jailed Till Death, One Handed Life Term In Ayanavaram Sexual Abuse Case

Of the 10 others, one gets 7 years’ jail and nine 5-year terms

A special court on Monday sentenced five sexual offenders to life imprisonment after they were convicted on charges of grave offenses, including aggravated penetrative sexual assault, on an 11year-old girl with hearing impairment at an apartment complex in Ayanavaram in 2018.

Four of them — Ravikumar, 58, a lift operator; Suresh, 34, plumber; Abishek, 25; and Palani, 42, a security staff— will have to undergo imprisonment for the remainder of their natural life, or until death, while Rajasekar, 42, a house-keeping staff, has been sentenced to life imprisonment. On Saturday, the special court convicted 15 of the 17 offenders. P. Gunasekaran was let off and another died during the trial. Amid tight security, the convicts were brought to the court complex located on the Madras High Court premises on Monday.