A fast track court here has upheld a trial court order sentencing former Vice Chancellor of Periyar University Sethupathy Ramalingam to five years of rigorous imprisonment in a case relating to alleged dowry harassment of his daughter-in-law.
The fourth Judicial Magistrate court here in June last had pronounced the judgment holding Ramalingam guilty of charges of harassment of his daughter-in-law Sangeetha.
The police had registered a case against Ramalingam and others in 2003 based on a complaint from Sangheetha that her husband, Rajavel Sethupathy, along with his parents, sister and brother-in-law, had demanded jewellery, car and cash as dowry. She had also alleged that Ramalingam misbehaved with her.
Ramalingam had moved the Fast Track Court-II challenging the trial court verdict. Fast Track court Judge Chandrasekaran yesterday confirmed the five years sentence.