Nine youth were arrested and lodged at the Salem Central Jail in the Pollachi sexual assault case.
Coimbatore: In the Pollachi sexual assault case, nine people were present at the video conferencing hearing of the case which was held as "in-camera" proceedings of the trial court.
A separate place has been allotted for the investigation without holding a hearing in the Coimbatore Women's Court Hall.
Arrangements are being made to summon the women victims who are witnesses, into a separate room in the Court premises. At the trial, only lawyers from both sides and the CBI, officials and witnesses will be allowed.
In February 2019, four men were arrested for allegedly blackmailing, sexually harassing and filming a woman in Pollachi in Coimbatore district. The case snowballed into a major scandal after local media reported that not just one but a few hundred women were victims of an organised racket of sexual abuse, blackmail and extortion. A total of 9 men were arrested and lodged in the Salem Central Jail. The case was later transferred to the CBI. The CBI had filed a chargesheet against them in the Coimbatore Women's Court.
The Madras High Court directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to arrest all the accused in the 2019 Pollachi sexual assault case and that the probe agency must take an “earnest effort” to commence the trial by the first week of September. The Coimbatore Mahila Court was also directed by the Court to conduct the trial on a day-to-day basis and complete it within six months.
The CB-CID SP has been appointed by the Chief Minister to assist the CBI in the investigation. On September 21, the none youth who were arrested were given a copy of the 1,000-page indictment. 64 witnesses and 71 documents are included in the case.
A separate place has been allotted for the investigation without holding a hearing in the Coimbatore Women's Court Hall.
Arrangements are being made to summon the women victims who are witnesses, into a separate room in the Court premises. At the trial, only lawyers from both sides and the CBI, officials and witnesses will be allowed.
In February 2019, four men were arrested for allegedly blackmailing, sexually harassing and filming a woman in Pollachi in Coimbatore district. The case snowballed into a major scandal after local media reported that not just one but a few hundred women were victims of an organised racket of sexual abuse, blackmail and extortion. A total of 9 men were arrested and lodged in the Salem Central Jail. The case was later transferred to the CBI. The CBI had filed a chargesheet against them in the Coimbatore Women's Court.
The Madras High Court directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to arrest all the accused in the 2019 Pollachi sexual assault case and that the probe agency must take an “earnest effort” to commence the trial by the first week of September. The Coimbatore Mahila Court was also directed by the Court to conduct the trial on a day-to-day basis and complete it within six months.
The CB-CID SP has been appointed by the Chief Minister to assist the CBI in the investigation. On September 21, the none youth who were arrested were given a copy of the 1,000-page indictment. 64 witnesses and 71 documents are included in the case.