Eight held in Navsari in Gujarat for gangraping 15-year-old girl
Navsari (PTI): Eight persons were arrested in Gujarat's Navsari district for allegedly gangraping a 15-year-old girl, a police official said on Saturday.
The eight were held under provisions of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, he added.
"The incident took place in a village in Vansda town on January 7. The victim had stepped out of her house at 10:30pm to answer nature's call when three motorcycle-borne men known to her and her family abducted her," he said.
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"They took her to a place 2.5 kilometres away where five associates were waiting. The eight gangraped the girl. While seven of the accused are in the 20-21 age group, one is a minor," the official said.
Her family had mounted a search for her at the time and came to know of her ordeal when she came home in the morning, the official said.
Based on a complaint on Thursday, a case was registered and the eight accused were arrested and remanded in 7-day custody, Chikhli Deputy Superintendent of Police BV Gohil said.
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Karnataka bypolls: Over 60 per cent voter turnout in Bagalkot, Davanagere South till 5 pm
Bengaluru (PTI): Over 60 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 5 pm in both Assembly constituencies in Karnataka, where bypolls were held on Thursday.
While the turnout in Bagalkot was 65.68 per cent, it was 63.04 per cent in Davanagere South.
While the ruling Congress faces the challenge of retaining both seats, the BJP aims to wrest them and deliver a setback to its rival, which is currently witnessing an "internal power struggle" over leadership.
The bypolls were necessitated due to the demise of senior Congress MLAs H Y Meti (Bagalkot) and Shamanur Shivashankarappa (Davanagere South).
A total of over 2.59 lakh eligible voters are expected to cast their votes at around 319 polling stations in Bagalkot, where nine candidates are in the fray.
In Davanagere South, over 2.31 lakh eligible voters are expected to vote across 284 polling stations, with 25 candidates contesting.
The BJP has fielded former MLA and 2023 defeated candidate Veerabhadrayya Charantimath from Bagalkot, and a fresh face, Srinivas T Dasakariyappa, from Davanagere South.
The Congress has given tickets to family members of the late legislators in both constituencies. Bagalkot candidate Umesh Meti is the son of H Y Meti, while Samarth Mallikarjun from Davanagere South is the grandson of Shamanur Shivashankarappa.
