TN pastor nabbed from Kerala for sexual assault on minor girls
Coimbatore, Apr 13 (PTI): A 37-year-old pastor has been arrested by a special team for allegedly sexually assaulting two minor girls last year, the police said on Sunday.
John Jebaraj, a pastor at the Kings Generation Church here was picked up from Kerala's Idukki district by the special team of the Central Gandhipuram All Women Police Station and was brought to Coimbatore, police sources said.
"He has been arrested under POCSO Act (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences). He was in Kerala," a senior police official told PTI.
According to the police, he allegedly assaulted the two girls at a function in his residence last year.
While the incident did not come to light then, one of the family members of the victims who recently came to know about it, informed the police, they added.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
