Youth jailed for rape bid on 12-year-old

CHENNAI: Mahalir Court (women’s court) awarded six years’ rigorous imprisonment to a 22-year-old man along with a total fine of 30,000 on Wednesday. He was charged with attempting to rape a 12-year-old girl. The special judge, R Sethumadhavan, ordered that an amount of 25,000 from the fine be awarded to the victim.
The accused, Madan alias Vasanthakumar, lived across the road from the girl’s house.In 2008, Madan tried to rape the girl when she was alone at home. While passing orders, the judge observed that the court was not inclined to show any leniency after hearing his submission.