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Udupi: Mother charged with murder of 15-month-old girl child; kidnap claim was a lie

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July 13, 2019

Udupi, Jul 13: The murder case of a 15-month-old girl child in Udupi’s Kundapur taluk has taken a new twist with the police charging the victim’s own mother, Rekha Naik, with murder under Section 302 (for daughter’s murder), under Section 307 (attempt to murder son) and Section 309 against her suicide attempt.

Rekha’s claim that her daughter was kidnapped was found to be false when she had actually attempted suicide by jumping into the river with her two children. The body of the girl was fished out from Kubja river near Kundapur on Friday.

Rekha and her son, Satwik, were rescued by neighbours when they heard the boy’s cries for help. Police said that she was mentally disturbed.

Confirming the same, Udupi SP Nisha James said, “The case changed from abduction to murder after we found the baby’s body in the river.”

In her statement to psychiatrist Dr Narayan Moorthi, Rekha said that when she got into the rivulet with her two children, Sanvika who was in her arms slipped and got washed away. When she tried to latch on to the toddler, her son too got washed away. In the melee, Rekha too was carried away by the force of the water. However, the two were rescued and brought to the shore by locals who heard Satwik’s screams.

The SP added that Rekha has been hospitalized and is being treated for depression. As she is an in-patient she has not been arrested yet. After her treatment, the court will intimate cops on her condition, the SP explained. Marital dispute is suspected to be the cause for the depression and suicide, she added. 

Also Read: Udupi: Girl child found murdered a day after she was allegedly kidnapped

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February 6,2020

Mangaluru, Feb 6: In a case of suspected political rivalry, a 28-year-old BJP activist was brutally assaulted by a gang at Munchoor here, police said on Thursday.

Police said that the injured identified as Yashodhar is undergoing treatment at Padmavathi Hospital here.

Four people namely – Diwakar, Dinesh Shetty, Ashwith Kulal and Yashodhara Agaramelu – assaulted Yashodhar and posed him with a death threat. It was reported that the gang had been keeping an eye on Yashodhar’s movements for some time now.

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Media Release
March 18,2020

Mangalore, Mar 18: The Dakshina Kannada District Home Guards felicitated social activist and Executive Director of Centre for Integrated Learning, Sachitha Nandagopal at the Home Guards district office to mark the International Women's Day recently.

She was recognised for her achievements and contributions to the society in the field of education, culture and mental health.

Sachitha Nandagopal, a former Head of Department of Journalism at Besant Women's College and Principal of CMR Post Graduate Centre for Media Studies, Bangalore, is the Co-Founder of Centre for Integrated Learning, Mangalore which is an NGO working in the field of alternative education, adding value to the present education system. As a Facilitator in Dance Movement Therapy, she has founded Anveshanam - Centre for Mindfulness and Emotional Wellbeing, an organisation dedicated to addressing mental health issues.

She was honoured by District Commandant, Dakshina Kannada Home Guards, Dr. Muralimohan Chunthar. Senior Home Guard Ramesh Bhandary, Diwakar, Mahesh and lady personnel of Home Guards were present on the occasion.

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February 22,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 22: The Hindu Mahasabha has decided to carry out a 'cleaning ceremony' by using 'gau-mutra' (cow urine) to purify Freedom Park, where pro-Pakistan slogans were shouted as a protest against the CAA, NRC and NRP.

On Thursday, an 18-year-old girl Amulya Leona hadraised slogans of 'Pakistan Zindabad,' after the organisers of the event under the banner of 'Save Constitution' invited her to address the gathering. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi soon rushed and tried to snatch away mic from her hand.

Amulya, who was arrested by the police soon after the event on charges of Sedition, was remanded to 14-day judicial custody.

Associates of Amulya insisted that she was trying to make a point that nobody in the anti-CAA rallies would hail a ‘long Live Pakistan’ slogan while they would do so for a ‘Long Live Hindustan’ chant.

“She is not dumb. She knew exactly what she was saying. She had a clear narrative in mind, but was interrupted before she could complete it. Her half-comments are now being taken out of context,” said Sujnan, another student-activist. 

“In the end, the campaign is not involved with whatever she said or intended to say. It falls on her to explain herself,” said a protest organiser.

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