Four sentenced to 20 years rigorous imprisonment in 2017 gang-rape case

Four persons were sentenced to 20 years rigorous imprisonment in the 2017 gang-rape case by a special court for hearing cases under the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in Karimnagar on Friday. The court also imposed a fine of ₹11,000 on each convict.

The court found Gundaboina Shankar, 45, and Nyatari Swamy, 40, both of Peddapalli district, and Sanjay Kumar Yadav, 30, of Bihar, guilty of gang-raping a woman who worked at a rice mill in Sultanabad mandal on March 10, 2017. The fourth woman convicted in the crime was 40-year-old Sultanatan.

According to the indictment, she forced the victim to drink alcohol, and when she fell unconscious, the men raped her.

Published – 9 Oct 2026 22:48 IST