In a significant verdict, the Mapusa court has convicted former Sarpanch and current panch of Salvador do Mundo village panchayat, Vijay Dalvi, along with Sweta Kandolkar and Shrikant Arlekar, for outraging the modesty of Dr. Meenakshi Martin in a case dating back to 2017.
The incident stemmed from a property dispute and involved verbal abuse, physical assault, and the destruction of Dr. Martin’s mobile phone, as per court findings.
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The court has sentenced all three accused to three months of simple imprisonment and ordered each to pay ₹25,000 as compensation to the victim.
The conviction brings closure to a long-standing legal battle and underscores the judiciary’s commitment to upholding the dignity and rights of women.
