Pune Court Delivers 10-Year RI for Assault on 75-Year-Old Woman

• A 58-year-old man sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment and a 12,000 rupee fine for raping a 75-year-old woman in Pune.
• The accused took the ailing victim to a dilapidated building, stuffed a cloth in her mouth, and assaulted her in September 2019.
• Medical evidence, including injuries from the struggle, and the victim's courage in filing a complaint were crucial to the conviction.
• Special Public Prosecutor Sanjay Pawar presented 8 witnesses, advocating for maximum punishment.
• The court rejected the accused's plea for leniency, calling the crime against an ailing elderly woman "extremely serious."