Woman who swam 2 kms in pregnancy after being pushed into river by lover wins legal battle

July 17, 2016

Mangaluru, Jul 17: Nearly two years after she swam for two kilometres after being pushed into Kumaradhara river by her boyfriend when she was six month old pregnant, a brave woman from Belthangady has won a legal battle against him.

1woman The 6th additional district and sessions judge D T Puttarangaswamy on Saturday found labourer Anand, 25, guilty of charges of attempting to murder the victim of his love. The quantum on punishment is expected to be announced on Monday.

According to a chargsheet filed by the Belthangady police, Anand was living in the house of his 20-year-old female friend in Belthangady after he was abandoned by parents. After becoming close, he proposed to her and had a physical relationship with her on March 2, 2014, when she was alone. When she became pregnant, she insisted Anand marry her.

On September 8, 2014, Anand called the girl and asked her to come to Subrahmanya so that she could get the child aborted. She left for Uppinangady from where they went on his motorcycle to Subrahmanya.

Faking a mechanical problem, Anand stopped the motorcycle midway on the bridge across the Kumaradhara river at Kadaba. When she was looking at the river which was in full flow, Anand walked up from behind and pushed her into the water.

The six-month pregnant woman managed to negotiate the flowing river for nearly 2km and held on to a tree. The next morning two fishermen on a coracle saw the woman and brought her to the shore. She was admitted to the Puttur Government hospital where she filed a complaint against Anand, who was arrested on September 10.

Though she initially stood by the allegations in the complaint, the girl, who had now delivered the baby, told in her evidence to the court that the physical relationship was consensual. Prosecutor Judith O.M. Crasta examined 23 witnesses, including the two fishermen. While acquitting Anand of the charge of sexual harassment, Judge Puttarangaswamy on Saturday convicted him on the charge of attempt to murder.

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Might he inspired by our Joker Naren Kotian!!

Bravo sister, god bless you in your legal fight ......

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Lockdown: Karnataka to relax restrictions after Apr 21 midnight

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April 20,2020

Bengluru, Apr 20: Lockdown restrictions have been extended by a day by the Karnataka government, in an order issued by chief secretary TM Vijay Bhaskar on Sunday.

The order directed all heads of departments, district deputy commissioners and superintendent of policies to "continue to implement the measures presently in force" as per Ministry of Home Affairs guidelines dated April 14, "till the midnight of April 21, 2020."

The MHA guidelines had earlier allowed the state government to relax lockdown norms post-April 20.

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Karnataka: Portion of 600-year-old temple crashes, kills treasure hunter

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August 9,2020

Bengaluru, Aug 9: A youth was killed and three others injured as a pillar of an old temple on the outskirts of Bengaluru fell on them as they and five others dug under it in search of treasure, police said on Saturday.

"One treasure hunter got crushed under a pillar, three suffered injuries and have been hospitalised while five are on the run," a police official said.

The incident occurred at a centuries-old Anjaneya temple in Hindiganala village near Hoskote, around 50 km away from the city, on Thursday night.

Suresh, 23, got crushed to death while Manjunath, 23, Srinivas, 22, and Sebastian Raja Rathna, 22, were injured.

Following the unexpected accident, the injured treasure hunters called a 108 ambulance, leading to the entire incident coming to light.

The ambulance staff helped the youth stuck under the temple pillars and took them to hospital.

Police have registered a case under various sections of the Ancient Monuments Act, the Karnataka Treasure Trove Act, and the Indian Penal Code.

According to the official, local youth the village as well as a nearby village were involved in the hunt.

Police are on the lookout for the five treasure hunters on the run.

However, the police official said that it was an old ruined temple and there was nothing there.

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London to Kolkata bus service? Yes, it’s real! Viral pics of 1957 make netizens curious

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July 2,2020

When the black and white photos of the ‘London to Calcutta (Kolkata) bus service’ went viral on social media recently, the response of some of the netizens was “stop spreading fake news!” But, it isn’t a fake news. The late 1950s indeed offered people a lavish bus trip from London to Kolkata.

While one of the viral images shows passengers at the Victoria Coach Station, London, boarding 'Albert', the other image show the same bus travelling through a valley. In another image the bus is stationed at a tourist spot. All these photos were captured during the bus’ maiden international journey in 1957.

An image of the bus ticket is also making rounds on social media, that shows the route of the bus — London, Belgium, West Germany, Austria,Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, West Pakistan, India. The route in India followed Delhi, Agra, Allahabad, Banaras and finally Calcutta.

The ticket shows that a one side travel cost 145 pounds (13,644 Rupees at the present day) back then, and it was inclusive of all the luxury provided during the run.

The luxurious bus provided the facilities of reading, individual sleeping bunks, radio/taped music for parties and pleasure and fan heaters, among other things. The brochure reads, "Your complete home while you travel."

Some of the tour highlights included Banaras on the Ganges, The Taj Mahal, The Raj Path, The Rhine Valley and The Peacock Throne. Passengers reportedly got free shopping days in New Delhi, Tehran, Salzburg, Kabul, Istanbul and Vienna.