MADURAI: A man who sexually assaulted an Adi Dravidar woman after deceiving her with a false promise of marriage has been sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment and fined Rs 11,000 by the II Additional Sessions Court (Special Court for SC/ST Act Cases), Tirunelveli.

The incident dates back to 2011. The accused, Saravanan alias Gopi (46) of Nanguneri, lured the victim into a relationship with the false assurance of marriage and sexually assaulted her.

Based on the victim’s complaint, a case was registered by Suthamalli police under relevant sections of the IPC and the SC/ST (PoA) Act. The accused was arrested and remanded in judicial custody.

After thorough trial proceedings, Judge Hema convicted the accused.