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Summary:

A special court in Coimbatore, India, has sentenced a man to double life imprisonment for the 2020 murder of a farm laborer from a Scheduled Caste. The convicted man, from a Backward Class community, murdered the victim after a dispute over a ₹5,000 debt, using casteist slurs and a sickle. The court found him guilty of murder and violating the SC/ST Act.

News Article:

Coimbatore Man Sentenced to Double Life for Caste-Based Murder

COIMBATORE, INDIA – October 25, 2025 – A special court in Coimbatore delivered a landmark judgment yesterday, sentencing S. Perumal to double life imprisonment for the murder of Ayyar, a farm laborer belonging to a Scheduled Caste community. The verdict was handed down by Judge K. Vivekananthan of the Special Court for cases registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

The crime occurred on May 17, 2020, when Perumal, who worked on a neighboring farm near Kuniyamuthur, attacked Ayyar on Sundakkamuthur Main Road following a dispute over a ₹5,000 debt. According to police reports, Perumal used casteist slurs before fatally assaulting Ayyar with a sickle in front of the victim’s wife, Mahadevi. Ayyar succumbed to his injuries at the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital ten days later.

The court found Perumal guilty of murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, sentencing him to life imprisonment and a ₹1,000 fine. He received a second life sentence for violating Section 3(2)(v) of the SC/ST Act read with 302 of the IPC, along with an additional ₹1,000 fine.

This sentencing underscores the ongoing efforts of the Indian judicial system to address caste-based violence and ensure justice for marginalized communities. The judgment sends a strong message that such acts of discrimination and brutality will not be tolerated.

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