A Kenyan student, who was studying at a private college in India, was sentenced to life by the Mahila Court here on Tuesday for raping a 22-year-old Kenyan woman in 2016.
Eric Mulinge Nethuli (26) was studying Masters in Business Administration at a private college here in 2016.
The victim, who was also a student at the same college, reportedly invited Eric for dinner to her place and Eric raped her. A case was registered by Ammapettai All Women Police Station.
On Tuesday, the court sentenced him to six-and-a-half years of imprisonment under sections 342,352, 506 part 1, and Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Women Harassment Act and life imprisonment under Section 376 – all to be served concurrently.
The court also imposed a fine of ₹17,500 an amount equivalent to(Ksh 25,375) on the convict.
He has been lodged in Puzhal prison.