<p>A sessions court here on Friday sentenced a 65-year-old man to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting and murdering a person in April 2018.</p>.<p>Judge A Subramaniam found accused Vijayan Thevar guilty under Indian Penal Code sections 302 (murder) and 377 (unnatural offences).</p>.<p>As per the prosecution, Azad Maidan police received information about a man lying injured at a bus stop in the area.</p>.<p>A police team found the victim bleeding with a head injury.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a data-ved="2ahUKEwicqfGTif3_AhV5cWwGHaIoDCcQxfQBKAB6BAgOEAE" href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/inspector-dismissed-from-service-for-sexually-assaulting-girl-in-police-station-in-assam-1232570.html">Inspector dismissed from service for 'sexually assaulting' girl in police station in Assam</a></strong></p>.<p>He was rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival.</p>.<p>CCTV footage showed the accused hitting the man with a paver block and then sexually assaulting him. The prosecution relied on CCTV footage among other evidence to bring home the charges.</p>.<p>The court held that the CCTV footage was well corroborated by the findings of the medical officer.</p>.<p>The accused hit the victim with a stone repeatedly and thus the intention to cause death was apparent, it said.</p>.<p>The nature of the offence was heinous enough and it appears that sexual assault was committed after causing grave injury to the deceased, the court noted.</p>
<p>A sessions court here on Friday sentenced a 65-year-old man to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting and murdering a person in April 2018.</p>.<p>Judge A Subramaniam found accused Vijayan Thevar guilty under Indian Penal Code sections 302 (murder) and 377 (unnatural offences).</p>.<p>As per the prosecution, Azad Maidan police received information about a man lying injured at a bus stop in the area.</p>.<p>A police team found the victim bleeding with a head injury.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a data-ved="2ahUKEwicqfGTif3_AhV5cWwGHaIoDCcQxfQBKAB6BAgOEAE" href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/east-and-northeast/inspector-dismissed-from-service-for-sexually-assaulting-girl-in-police-station-in-assam-1232570.html">Inspector dismissed from service for 'sexually assaulting' girl in police station in Assam</a></strong></p>.<p>He was rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival.</p>.<p>CCTV footage showed the accused hitting the man with a paver block and then sexually assaulting him. The prosecution relied on CCTV footage among other evidence to bring home the charges.</p>.<p>The court held that the CCTV footage was well corroborated by the findings of the medical officer.</p>.<p>The accused hit the victim with a stone repeatedly and thus the intention to cause death was apparent, it said.</p>.<p>The nature of the offence was heinous enough and it appears that sexual assault was committed after causing grave injury to the deceased, the court noted.</p>