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Youth arrested under Pocso Act for morphing girl's photo

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November 20, 2016

Mangaluru, Nov 20: The police have invoked the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act) against a youth who blackmailed a minor girl from Nelyadi in Puttur taluk after morphing her photo.

arrestThe accused has been identified as Mahesh N (20), a resident of Nekkyaradka in Belthangady.

According to police, Mahesh had befriended a minor girl while pursuing his education in Nelyadi. He used to call her and demand sexual favours.

He had also threatened the girl that if she does not oblige him, he would morph her picture with a nude one and later circulate it on social media.

When she resisted, he morphed her picture and circulated it on social media. Acting on a complaint registered on Novmeber 2, at Dharmasthala police station, police had arrested him from Bengaluru on Friday.

He was charged with Indian Penal Code 292 and 509, IT Act (67) and Pocso Act.

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hANNI
 - 
Sunday, 20 Nov 2016

The bajarangi pepole work

Althaf
 - 
Sunday, 20 Nov 2016

Please punish this chaddi kamuka..

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January 7,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 7: The Central Crime Branch (CCB) sleuths held an international bookie in connection with the Karnataka Premier League (KPL) betting scam and spot-fixing racket, police said on Tuesday.

The bookie was identified as Jitin Sait (32), a native of Sonipat in Haryana.

'We had obtained and issued a Look Out Circular (LOC) against Sait, and on Sunday, he was caught after he landed at the Kempegowda International Airport from the Netherlands.

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January 9,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 9: Primary and Secondary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar on Thursday said that the Education Department would launch a helpline by March 2020 to address the complaints.

Speaking to reporters here, he said, the helpline is not only for children but also for teachers.

"Entire department including teachers and parents can make use of the opportunity”, the minister said.

“The helpline can be called for any complaint related to the Education Department. Our objective is to resolve problems within a stipulated time,” the Minister said.

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June 18,2020

Mangaluru Jun 18: Dakshina Kannada on Thursday, June 18, reported 23 fresh covid-19 cases, taking the total number of the cases detected in the district to 401.  

Among the 23 corona-positive patients, there are 21 males and two females. 

21 are Saudi returnees, while the other two have contracted infection from P-6618.

No cases were reported in Udupi district on Thursday.

The total number of cases in Udupi is 1,039, with only 92 cases being currently active. As many as 946 patients including 38 on Thursday who recovered have been discharged from hospital.

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