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In a swift and stern verdict, a POCSO court in Thoothukudi district on Monday sentenced a man to double death penalty in connection with the brutal sexual assault and murder of a Class 12 girl student in Vilathikulam earlier this year.

In the wake of the recent Coimbatore incident involving the rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday chaired a high-level review meeting at the Secretariat, asserting that swift investigation and timely conviction must act as a strong deterrent against crimes targeting women and children.

TR Jawahar, in his Point-Blank column, says a controversial judicial remark branding unemployed youth as “cockroaches” has spiralled into a sharp digital uprising, with satire morphing into a serious critique of power and privilege.