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The Hindu e-Paper, dated December 19, 2025, reports on two criminal cases in the Krishnagiri district of India. In one case, a 41-year-old man was sentenced to double life imprisonment for the sexual assault of a mentally disturbed 25-year-old woman in 2021. In a separate case, six individuals were sentenced to five years imprisonment each for attempting to murder a farmer in 2011 following a land dispute.

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Krishnagiri Court Hands Down Stiff Sentences in Assault, Attempted Murder Cases

Krishnagiri, India – December 19, 2025 – Krishnagiri courts delivered significant rulings in two separate criminal cases on Thursday, December 18, 2025. A 41-year-old man, Sam Ribeth, received a double life sentence after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a 25-year-old mentally disturbed woman in Gandikuppam on October 9, 2021. Local residents apprehended Ribeth after hearing the victim’s cries and handed him over to authorities.

In a separate case tried at the Krishnagiri principal sub court, six individuals were sentenced to five years imprisonment each for their role in an attempted murder dating back to October 27, 2011. Velmurugan (47), Sinthamani (41), Sakthivel (42), Govindan (38), Radha (37), and Ranganathan (28) were convicted of attempting to kill farmer Anbalagan, a resident of Kottayur near Kaveripattinam, following a dispute over land. The Kaveripattinam police investigated the case, which has now concluded with the sentencing of all six defendants.

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