Andhra Pradesh police arrest 6 persons for urinating on tribal man over relationship
Ongole (Andhra Pradesh) (PTI): Six persons were arrested from Ongole in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh for allegedly urinating on a tribal man in a clash involving his relationship with a girl, police said on Wednesday.
Mota Naveen, the victim, was thrashed and urinated upon by Mannam Ramanjaneyulu and eight more persons on June 19. Two of those eight were juveniles while Ramanjaneyulu is on the run.
"Ramanjaneyulu and Naveen were friends but they had a falling out over the latter's relationship with a girl related to Ramanjaneyulu's friend," Prakasam district superintendent of police Mallika Garg told PTI.
After Naveen eloped with the girl, a case under provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was filed against him, and he was sent on remand as well, said Garg.
However, Naveen was still continuing his affair with the girl, angering Ramanjaneyulu and his friends, which also strained their friendship to the extent that they were not on talking terms, she added.
After some days, Ramanjaneyulu called Naveen, feigning a patch up but after having drinks together, he and his friends attacked Naveen. The accused also urinated on him.
Following the attack, Naveen had filed a police complaint and got admitted in a hospital for treatment but did not pursue the case further or reveal the urination incident.
However, when police intensified their probe, Garg said they stumbled upon the videos showing Naveen being urinated upon.
Considering the intensity of the crime, she said police have invoked the Prevention of SC/ST Atrocities Act suo motu (on its own) in the case as Naveen belongs to a tribal community.
However, Garg noted that this was not a premeditated caste prejudicial case as all of them were friends while Ramanjaneyulu and Naveen together had committed several serious crimes, including having history-sheets and about 30 cases registered against them.
Both of them were also childhood friends. Meanwhile, police are on the hunt for Ramanjaneyulu.
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Karnataka: Six men break into jewellery shop; loot gold, silver worth over Rs 40 lakh
Haveri (Karnataka) (PTI): Six unidentified men allegedly broke into a jewellery shop and decamped with gold and silver articles worth over Rs 40 lakh in this district in the wee hours of Saturday, police said.
The theft occurred at a jewellery shop in Chikkanshihosur village in Hanagal taluk of Haveri district between 1.45 am and 2.30 am, they said.
According to police, the six men, with their faces covered and wearing gloves, allegedly broke into the shop after midnight by cutting open both shutters.
After gaining entry, they covered three of the four CCTV cameras installed inside the shop and decamped with a safe locker. However, their act was recorded on one CCTV camera that was not covered.
Citing preliminary investigations, a senior police officer said 19 kg of silver items worth Rs 21 lakh and 219 grams of gold ornaments worth Rs 22 lakh were stolen from the shop.
A case of theft has been registered, he said.
“We have some clues about the vehicle used to transport the stolen jewellery, and efforts are underway to trace the vehicle and nab the suspects involved in the theft,” he added.
Further investigation is underway.
