Paedophile who raped 2 girls in city arrested from Kalaburagi

March 15, 2017

Bengaluru, Mar 15: He was constantly looking for sex and targeted minor girls and women in shanties as they were vulnerable. The paedophile, who was on the run, was arrested by the Sanjaynagar police on Friday in Kalaburagi.

rapistThe arrested is Mallikarjun alias Manjunath, a native of Kalaburagi, who was working in a garment factory in Sunkadkatte. He had come to the city a few years ago in search of work. Mallikarjun had sexually assaulted two minor girls and cases were registered in Sanjaynagar and Rajarajeshwarinagar police stations.

On February 23, around 5 pm, Mallikarjun went to Geddalahalli on a bike and approached the parents of a 13-year-old girl saying a huge quantity of food was left over at a house warming ceremony on the next street. He asked them to accompany him with utensils.

The parents, who earn a living by pressing clothes, sent their daughter to get the food, said the police. “Mallikarjun took the girl on his bike to a eucalyptus grove in Rajanakunte where he raped her repeatedly. Later in the night, he dropped the girl near her house and fled.

The victim’s parents did not bother to ask her anything till she fell sick after a few days. She was taken to a nearby private hospital, where doctors confirmed sexual assault. They lodged a complaint at Sanjaynagar police station,” said a senior police officer.

“CCTV footage was collected. The victim also gave the description of the suspect and she had noticed a name board saying Rajanakunte. Based on the information, more footage was collected on the route from Geddalahalli to Rajanakunte and a similar bike was seen in most of the footage.

“The registration number of the bike was traced. It is learnt that the bike was stolen from Banashankari,” added the officer.

Based on credible information, Mallikarjun was found hiding in Kalaburagi, after he had learnt that the police were trailing him. A police team went to Kalaburagi and arrested him on Friday.

Another senior police officer, who was investigating the case, said: “Mallikarjun confessed to have raped the minor girl. Recently, another complaint was filed in Rajarajeshwarinagar police station saying he had raped a 10-year-old girl. He was also wanted in two bike theft cases in Banashankari and Chennamanakere Achchukattu police station limits.”

A few months ago, Mallikarjun had gone to Kannada actor Darshan’s house to click a selfie with the actor.

But when he was denied permission, Mallikarjun grew furious. He came back after a few hours and threw stones at two cars belonging to the actor and fled. He is being questioned to ascertain if he is involved in more cases, said the police.

He was married

Mallikarjun was living with his second wife in Sunkadkatte and she is six months pregnant.

His first wife deserted him, unable to bear his torture and is living in Maharashtra with their daughter.

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June 10,2020

Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 10: The man who fled from the Medical College Hospital where he was undergoing treatment for COVID-19 committed suicide on Wednesday morning after being brought back. He used his bed sheet to hang himself from the ceiling.

Hailing from Anad near Nedumangadu, the man, who was undergoing treatment in the isolation room set up at KHRWS pay ward, escaped from the hospital and boarded two KSRTC buses to reach his home.

The Health Department had said the latest tests had returned negative and he was to be discharged on Wednesday. However, City Police Commissioner Balram Kumar Upadhyay had claimed that one more test result of the person was awaited.

The man was blocked by locals upon his arrival at Anad. He was later taken back to the hospital and the police had registered a case against him under the Kerala Public Health Act and Epidemic Diseases Ordinance.

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February 10,2020

New Delhi, Feb 10: A 44-year-old man allegedly killed his daughter and son before ending his life by jumping in front of a Delhi metro train at Haiderpur Badli Mor station on Sunday, police said.

No suicide note has been recovered, but police claimed that the man, Madhur Malani, was depressed since his sandpaper-manufacturing factory was closed some six months ago due to financial crunch leaving him jobless. Madhur's parents had been supporting his family financially since then.

He used to stay with his wife Rupali, daughter Samiksha (14) and six-year-old son Shraiyans at a rented house in northwest Delhi's Shalimar Bagh area, they said.

Rupali was not at home when Madhur strangled their children. He might have also smothered their daughter but the exact cause of death would be ascertained only after the post-mortem reports arrive, a police official said.

After killing his two children, he jumped in front of an approaching train at Haiderpur Badli Mor Metro station following which he was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared him 'brought dead', the official said.

Metro services on the Yellow Line were briefly delayed due to the incident.

"Delay in services from Samaypur Badli to GTB Nagar due to a passenger on track at Haiderpur Badli Mor," the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) tweeted.

After about 15 minutes, it again tweeted that normal services have been restored. The Delhi Metro's Yellow Line connects Samaypur Badli in Delhi to HUDA City Centre in Gurgaon.

The suicide was reported to the police around 5.40 pm while the Shalimar Bagh Police station received a call about the killings around 6.50 pm.

On reaching the house, police found bodies of the children lying in beds in two rooms. During enquiry, it was learnt that their father has left the house, a senior police officer said.

While police were trying to trace Madhur, they learnt about a suicide at the metro station. On verifying the details, it surfaced that Madhur committed suicide after killing his children, the officer said.

Rupali told police that she had gone to a nearby market around 3 pm and on returning home she found the bodies of her children while her husband was missing.

A case under relevant sections of the IPC has been registered and investigation was underway, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northwest) Vijayanta Arya said.

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May 22,2020

Warangal, May 22: In a shocking incident, bodies of nine migrant workers, including six of a family, were found in a well at Gorrekunta area in the outskirts of Warangal city. Of the nine bodies, four were found on May 21.

"Till now, nine bodies have been found in a well near a gunny bag godown at Gorrekunta area in the outskirts of Warangal city. Of the nine bodies, four were found on May 21 and the rest were found today. As six of the bodies belong to one family, it has led to suspicion," said Dr V Ravinder, Commissioner of Police, Warangal, while speaking to ANI over phone.

"The four bodies that were found yesterday have been identified as Md Maksood (50), his wife Nisha (45), daughter Busra (20) and grandson (3). The five bodies that have been found today have been identified as that of Shabad Alam, son of Maksood, Sohail Alam (Maksood's family member), Shakeel, a family friend of Maksood," he further said.

The bodies have been taken out from the well and sent to MGM Hospital for post mortem.
Minister Errabelli Dayakar, District Collector Harita, Mayor Prakash Rao have visited the spot along with the Warangal Commissioner.

Md Maksood had migrated from West Bengal to Warangal 20 years ago. Since last December, he and his family members have been working in a nearby gunny bag manufacturing unit godown at Gorrekunta. After the lockdown, the family shifted from Warangal and settled down in the factory godown.

According to police, on Thursday noon when the unit owner Santosh came to the godown as part of his daily routine he could not find any of the labourers. Later, he discovered four dead bodies floating in the well.

The Warangal police has registered a case under Section 174 CrPC. They said the exact reason for their deaths will be known only after the investigation.

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