Thoothukudi, Sept 17:
A 67-year-old man was sentenced to seven years in prison for sexually abusing a five-year-old girl in Sathankulam in Thoothukudi district in 2019.
The accused, Thangaiyathavamani alias Gnanadurai, son of Samuel of Kattadimangalam near Sathankulam, was arrested by the Sathankulam All-Women Police Station under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and remanded in judicial custody.
The case was tried before the Thoothukudi POCSO Court. Judge Murugan, who heard the case, pronounced the verdict on Wednesday (September 16, 2026), holding Gnanadurai guilty and sentencing him to seven years’ imprisonment. He was also fined ₹5,000.
The court further directed that ₹2 lakh be provided as compensation to the victim from the government relief fund.