
Two men in Tamil Nadu have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for sexually assaulting minor girls. In Cheranmahadevi, Sumesh received 25 years for kidnapping and assaulting a 17-year-old in 2022, while in Erode, E. Anburose was sentenced to 40 years for repeatedly assaulting a 15-year-old girl in 2021, resulting in pregnancy. Both cases were prosecuted under the POCSO Act following complaints by the victims' families.
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