3 including 65-yr-old man held for alleged sexual assault on 8-yr-old girl

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September 20, 2018

Bantwal, Sept 20: The Bantwal Town police have arrested three persons, including a 65-year-old man, on the charge of sexually assaulting a minor girl. They have been booked under Indian Penal Code as well as Pocso Act.

An official communique here gave the names of the accused as Razak, 36, Shekabba, 65, and Navaz, 21, all residents of Goodinabali in the town.

The victim is an eight-year-old girl who was staying with her grandmother in Goodinabali. She is a Class 4 student in a private school.

The three accused sexually assaulted her at different locations on Wednesday, the girl complained to the police from her hospital bed in Mangaluru, according to the police.

The police have registered cases under sections 376 and 506 of the IPC and sections 3, 8 and 12 of the Pocso Act.

Condemning the incident, the Women India Movement (WIM) has urged police to act tough against the accused. “While accused in rape cases get bail, the possibilities of recurrence of such cases increase. Hence, the police should consider cases of sexual assaults very seriously,” said Nasriya Bellary, president, WIM

Earlier, a delegation of the Social Democratic Party of India submitted a memorandum to city police commissioner T R Suresh, demanding arrest of the accused

Bantwal committee president of SDPI Monish Ali said that justice should be served to the 8-year-old girl and suitable compensation should be provided to her. “Even when women are coming forward in all fields, the number of sexual assault cases against them is increasing by the day,” he said.

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ABDUL AZIZ
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Saturday, 22 Sep 2018

if found guilty hang them as per sharia law .   no delay

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June 14,2020

Newsroom, June 14: Bollywood star Sushant Singh Rajput, who was found dead in his house in Mumbai’s Bandra today, was heartbroken after the death of his former manager Disha Salian.

34-year-old actor had posted a heartfelt note after her death: “It’s such devastating news. My deepest condolences to Disha’s family and friends. May your soul rest in peace.” 

The police are considering 28-year-old Disha’s death as an accidental one and the investigation is on to find if it was a suicide. She died after falling off the 14th floor of a building in Malad, Mumbai on June 8.

It is not yet known if there is any connection between the two deaths. Sushant’s house help reportedly found him hanging inside his room on Sunday and cops are investigating the case. He was recently seen in Nitesh Tiwari’s Chhichhore and more recently on Netflix opposite Jacqueline Fernandez in Drive.

Who is Disha Salian?

Disha Salian hails from Karnataka’s coastal district of Udupi. She was born in 1992 into a business family background. She reportedly migrated to Mumbai with her family at an early age. 

After completing her education, she worked in the Times of India Group for more than three years. The she went on the become the celebrity manager at Media Vantage.

Apart from Sushant, she had great links with many popular celebrities like Bharti Singh, Alisha Panwar, and others.

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July 8,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 8: A corporator and a staff in Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) have tested positive for the coronavirus. 

The woman corporator, who was under home quarantine for past few days ago, received her covid test report today. 

A staff of health department who works in MCC also tested positive for the covid-19. 

The woman corporator had recently attended a primary health centre meeting. A person who had attended the meeting was later tested positive. Hence the corporator was placed under home quarantine.

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March 31,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 31: Bengaluru Central Crime Branch on Tuesday seized as many as 1,000 fake N95 masks amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

However, the police are yet to make arrests in the case.

Investigation in the case is underway and more details in this regard are awaited.

Recently, Noida Sub-Divisional Magistrate with a team from the Health department busted a fake sanitiser and mask factory.

Notably, the Central government recently had brought masks and hand sanitisers under the Essential Commodities Act up to June 30 as the novel coronavirus pandemic led to shortages and black marketing of these items.

Any person found guilty under the Act may be punished with imprisonment up to seven years or fine or both and can be detained for a maximum of six months.

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