All 269 convicted in Vachathi rape, assault case


Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu): All 269 police, forest and revenue department personnel accused in the 1992 assault and rape of tribals in Vachathi in Tamil Nadu's Krishnagiri district were convicted Thursday by the district court. Sentences will be pronounced later.
Seventeen of the accused were held guilty of rape of 18 women.
Of the 269 accused, 54 have died during the proceedings.




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