6 Boats from TN seized in Ullala
Mangaluru, Oct 23: Six boats from Tamil Nadu, anchored on the banks of Netravati at Kotepura near Ullal, have been seized by the department of fisheries, the coastal security force and the police here.
The joint operation, conducted on Monday based on information from the local people, revealed that those in the boats did not have valid documents, the police said.
Those in the boats were being interrogated, they said.
The police quoted the deputy director of the department of fisheries Chikkaveera Nayaka as saying that the officials had gone to Ullal after getting the information about the boats illegally anchored there.
In a statement, president of the Mangaluru Gillnet Association Ali Hassan said action would be taken against the guilty and asked the officials to treat the incident seriously and ensure that fishermen from coastal Karnataka did not face any harm.
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Kerala: Court imposes 41-year jail term on man for sexual assault of minor
Kozhikode (Kerala) (PTI): A Kerala court on Wednesday sentenced a man to 41 years in prison for sexually assaulting a minor boy near Valayam in 2021.
Nadapuram Fast Track Special Court judge K Naushad Ali sentenced 64-year-old Panchara Musa, also known as Ganapathiyat Musa, under various provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC), according to special public prosecutor Manoj Aroor.
As the sentences are to run concurrently, the convict will have to serve the highest term of 20 years’ imprisonment, SPP Aroor said. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 52,000 on Musa.
The incident took place in August 2021 when the accused allegedly took the 14-year-old boy to a bus stop in Valayam town and sexually assaulted him, the prosecutor said. The accused also gave Rs 50 to the boy, he added.
Following the incident, the boy and his father lodged a complaint at the Valayam police station.
A case under various provisions of the POCSO Act and the IPC was registered, and the accused was subsequently arrested, the SPP said.
The prosecution examined 16 witnesses and submitted 16 documents to substantiate its case against the accused, he added.
