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TRICHY: A mahila court in Pudukottai district has awarded triple death sentence to a 34-year-old man for raping and murdering a 17-year-old boy with learning disabilities at Keeranur in Pudukottai district in December 2019. The convict, Danish Patel, was a native of Gujarat and was a daily-wager at a stone crusher unit.
Danish Patel was living in a village close to the stone crusher. According to police, the man took the victim, who was his neighbour, to an isolated location on his motorcycle on the fateful day. After the rape, he inserted plant stems into his anus resulting in internal injuries. The boy was admitted to Pudukottai government medical college hospital after the assault. However, his condition worsened due to the injuries and he died 18 days after the incident due to multiple organ failure.