Man Falsely Accused of Rape Spends 7 Years in Jail, Acquitted in 2016
Shruti Mahapatra
An engineering student in Chennai spent seven years in jail after being falsely accused of rape. He was acquitted in 2016, and the court awarded him Rs 15 lakhs in…
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