DMK ex-MLA gets 10 years RI for rape, murder
Meanwhile, Jaisankar informed her parents that the girl was admitted to the government hospital in Theni.
CHENNAI: In a first after formation of a special court to try criminal cases pending against MPs and MLAs in Chennai, the court convicted former DMK MLA on charge raping a minor girl hailing from Kerala and convicted him on charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
The special court sentenced M. Rajkumar, former Perambalur legislator to undergo 10 year RI, and his friend Jaisankar was also sentenced to undergo RI for 10 years.
According to the prosecution, M. Rajkumar (52), (now office-bearer of Perambalur district DMK wing), was elected MLA for the period of 2006 to 2011. He had appointed a 15-year-old girl from Idukki district in Kerala as maid in his house on June 23, 2012.
Few days later, the girl called her mother over phone and told her that she was facing problems in the house and was unable to stay there. Based on her request, her parents proceeded to Peramblaur to take her back with them.
Meanwhile, Jaisankar informed her parents that the girl was admitted to the government hospital in Theni. When the vicitm's mother saw her daughter in hospital, she was unconscious, and she died under mysterious circumstances on July 6. As the victim's parents raised suspicion over her death, a second post-mortem was conducted at the government hospital, Kottayam, Kerala.
Considering the sensitivity of the issue, the case was transferred to the CB-CID and Rajkumar, Jaisankar and others were arrested. The trial was conducted at the Perambalur court and the case was later transferred to the special court to try criminal cases against MPs and MLAs in Chennai, after its formation in September.
When the matter came up for hearing before the special court on Friday, the special judge sentenced Rajkumar to undergo 10 years RI under Section 376 (punishment for rape), 10 years under Section 304 of IPC (punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 10 years under 120B of IPC (punishment of criminal conspiracy).
The judge sentenced Jaisankar also to undergo RI for 10 years under Section 120B of IPC and one-year RI under Section 417 of the IPC. All sentences will run concurrently. The judge also slapped a total fine of '42,000 on them.