Mangaluru: Man jailed for posting intimate pics of ex-girlfriend on Facebook

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August 12, 2017

Mangaluru, Aug 12: A local court has sentenced 37-year-old man from Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada district to one year’s imprisonment for posting intimate photos of a woman on a social networking site.

According to the chargesheet of the Subramanya police, Kusumadhara met a 25-year-old woman of his village at a relative’s marriage. On April 14, 2013, Kusumadhara reportedly found out where she lived.

He won her heart and promised to marry her. Later she allegedly sexually assaulted her and he recorded a video of the act on his mobile phone. He then tried to extort money from the girl using them. When the girl refused to give money, Kusumadhara posted photographs of the scene on June 17, 2013 on Facebook. The girl filed a complaint on June 19, 2013.

The police filed chargesheet accusing Kusumdhara of offences under Section 376 (rape), 417 (cheating women of marriage), 506 (criminal intimidation), 384 (extortion), 511 (attempting to commit offences punishable for life) and 292 (a) (sale or circulation of obscene material) of the Indian Penal Code and Section 67 (a) (publishing or transmitting of material containing sexully explicit act) of Information Technology Act.

The VI Additional District and Sessions Judge D.T. Puttarangaswamy on Friday sentenced Kusumadhara to six months imprisonment for the offence under Section 292 (a) and imposed fine of Rs. 2,000.

He was sentenced to undergo one year’s imprisonment and pay a fine of Rs. 10,000 for offence under Section 67 (A) of the IT Act. Both the sentences will run concurrently, the judge noted.

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May 12,2020

Mangaluru, May 12: The Karnataka government has ordered that Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts be considered as one unit for the movement of people to undertake permitted activities between 0700 hrs to and 1900 hrs.

Principal Secretary and Member Secretary, Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority, T K Anil Kumar, in an order, said that there was no need for different passes for commuting by people between these two districts.

However, people should carry their identity cards issued by their respective enterprises/ companies to show that they are carrying out permitted activities only, he said.

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April 13,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 13: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa today held a review meeting with his cabinet colleagues and senior officials regarding prevailing coronavirus situation and several other important issues in the state.

Chief Secretary TM Vijay Bhaskar was also present at the meeting. The possible situation once the COVID-19 lockdown is lifted was discussed along with the financial status of the state government and how to mobilise additional resources, sources said.

The Chief Minister also appealed to sugar factory owners to clear the pending payment to the tune of Rs 2834 crore to farmers in 11 districts. He also said that the government has released Rs 45 crore compensation to farmers for loss of paddy crop in Raichur and Koppal District due to hailstorm based on a report submitted by District Collectors.

Amid the lockdown distribution of free milk to the poor will also be continued for one more week, sources added.

The meeting also decided to speed up disposal of cases related to the regularisation of unauthorised constructions which are pending before the High Court and Supreme Court.

In addition to this, the government is planning to auction more than 12,000 corner sites lying idle in Bengaluru. An amendment to the law governing permission to allow sites in private and co-operative housing societies will be made. Hundreds of societies are waiting for approval from the government for releasing the sites, sources said.

It was also decided to utilise Rs 1,000 crore available at Rajiv Gandhi Health University to upgrade medical college hospitals.

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January 23,2020

Mangaluru, Jan 23: Bajpe Police on Thursday registered yet another case against the prime accused in Mangaluru International Airport case, Aditya Rao.

According to the police, a complaint was received from the officials of Indigo flight that they had to delay their flight scheduled to take off for Hyderabad at 1615 hrs after receiving a hoax call from Aditya, threatening of bomb.

They also asserted that the passengers were de-boarded from the flight and the luggages were brought back to security check again.

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