Maharashtra Court Sentences Four Men for Assault in Latur

A Maharashtra court sentenced four men to one month in jail for assaulting a woman in 2021 following an argument over a tree. The court also ordered them to pay Rs 2,000 as compensation for the victim's medical treatment. Convicts were charged under various IPC sections.

In a significant ruling, a court in Maharashtra's Latur district has sentenced four men to one month in jail for assaulting a woman in 2021. The incident occurred following an argument over a tree on farmland, highlighting underlying community tensions.

The Judicial Magistrate First Class at Ausa, P P Awate, delivered the judgment on Wednesday, further directing the convicts to compensate the victim Rs 2,000 for medical expenses. This verdict underscores the legal consequences of such acts of violence.

Identified as residents of Yakatpur in the Ausa tehsil, Vijaykumar Yadavrao Inje, Dilip Yadavrao Inje, Mukind Dilip Inje, and Dnyaneshwar Vijaykumar Inje, faced charges under IPC sections including 325, 504, and 506. Their sentencing reflects the magistrate's commitment to uphold justice for the assaulted woman.

(With inputs from agencies.)