Fake ‘godman’ gets triple life imprisonment under POCSO Act in Namakkal
A 55-year-old man was sentenced to triple life imprisonment under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on Thursday (July 23, 2026) evening.D. Sekar, a resident of Mangalapuram in Namakkal district, was a self-styled “godman”. A couple from Salem district approached him to remove “evil spirits” from their two daughters’ bodies in the year 2020.
- ▪A 55-year-old man was sentenced to triple life imprisonment under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on Thursday (July 23, 2026) evening.D.
- ▪Sekar, a resident of Mangalapuram in Namakkal district, was a self-styled “godman”.
- ▪A couple from Salem district approached him to remove “evil spirits” from their two daughters’ bodies in the year 2020.
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A 55-year-old man was sentenced to triple life imprisonment under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on Thursday (July 23, 2026) evening.D. Sekar, a resident of Mangalapuram in Namakkal district, was a self-styled “godman”. A couple from Salem district approached him to remove “evil spirits” from their two daughters’ bodies in the year 2020. In the guise of performing a pooja for the 15- and 13-year-old girls, he sexually assaulted them.The girls later told their parents about the incident, and they lodged a complaint with the Mangalapuram police. The police registered a case under the POCSO Act. The trial of the case was conducted at the District Mahila Court in Namakkal and on Thursday evening, the court found the accused Sekar guilty.
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