Rape accused injures himself in police custody

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April 28, 2018

Puttur: A man, arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl, reportedly injured himself while in police custody in Puttur Town on Wednesday.

Shamsher Khan, 50, had been accused of sexually assaulting the girl for over a year. In her complaint to the Puttur Town police, the girl accused Khan of giving her sedatives before sexually assaulting her.

She accused him of showing her pornographic content on his mobile phone and on television and threatening her to conduct herself in the same way. She accused him of making indecent advances towards her several times including on April 17. She also alleged that he caused burns on her body using a Beedi butt.

The police arrested him on Wednesday and kept him in the lock-up. He then reportedly banged his head on the bars. The police took him to the local government hospital where he was given treatment.

Khan has been accused under the POCSO Act, 2012, and sections 376 (1) and 376(C) of the IPC.

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Why still no hanging for this harami....?

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Covid-19: Liquor bottles worth of several lakhs stolen

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April 3,2020

Mandya, Apr 3: Following the lock down in the country, people habit ventured into Liquor bottles worth several lakhs of rupees have been stolen at two places in the district.

Miscreants targeted a wine store at Chikka Mandya on the outskirts of the town in the early hours and also made away with the stock from a wine store near Hadly Circle in Malavalli town late night on Thursday. The incidents came to light on Friday.

A window was broken open at Chikka Mandya store and a wall was drilled at Malavalli store to take away the cartons, the police said.

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Hoteliers suffer due to night curfew

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July 2,2020

Kalaburagi, Jul 2: Hoteliers in Kalaburagi have claimed that their business is hit due to night curfew timings in the state.

The night curfew in the state has been imposed from 8 pm to 5 am.

Speaking to news agency, Sudarshan, a hotelier said, "Peak business hour is 7-10 pm but now we close by 8 pm. There is almost no business. We are unable to pay our workers. The government should think about it".

"We haven't received any benefit from the government so far. If we are in trouble how will we help our workers? Relaxation should be given," he added.

Meanwhile, the Karnataka government on Tuesday announced a complete lockdown on Sundays till August 2.

So far, Karnataka has reported 15,242 COVID-19 cases, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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