Sat Mar 29 09:53:07 UTC 2025: ## Erode Lorry Driver Sentenced to Eight and a Half Years for Assaulting Woman with Disabilities

**ERODE, March 29, 2025** – A lorry driver, Dhanapal (42), has been sentenced to eight years and six months imprisonment for attempting to sexually assault and physically assaulting a 37-year-old woman with hearing and speech impairments in Erode, Tamil Nadu. The incident occurred on August 2, 2020.

According to the prosecution, Dhanapal attacked the woman while she was grazing goats. He attempted to sexually assault her and threatened her before she managed to escape and report the crime to the All Women Police Station in Bhavani.

Principal District and Sessions Judge B. Murugesan found Dhanapal guilty. The sentence includes five years for attempted sexual assault, three years for physical assault, and six months for causing injuries. He was also fined ₹2,500. Dhanapal is currently lodged in Coimbatore Central Prison. V. Poongothai, Special Public Prosecutor for SC/ST Act cases, represented the survivor.

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