Belthangady: Wild elephants menace continues; banana crop in Kalmanja farmer's field destroyed
Belthangady: A farmer in Berke area of Kalmanja village in the taluk, Prashanth Kakatkar, lost all the banana plants in his farm in a case of wild elephants attack on Thursday night.
The wild elephant menace is still rampant in Belthangady taluk, much to the frustration of farmers, which is only increasing as they continue to experience heavy losses.
A couple of days ago too, a herd of wild elephants raided fields in Nerthane as well as Mittabagilu village near Dharmasthala. Both the villages have witnessed repeated attacks by the elephants over their fields. The farmers in the villages between Rekhya and Mittabagilu in the taluk live in constant fear of the ferocious pachyderms as the area borders forests.
While the people of Belthangady have been working constantly at keeping the wild elephants away from their fields, their efforts have not yet yielded suitable results.
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Bengaluru woman groped, beaten, dragged on road after rejecting man’s advances
Bengaluru: A 21-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted in broad daylight in Bengaluru after she rejected repeated relationship advances from a man she had met through social media. The incident, which was captured on CCTV, took place on December 22 around 3.20 pm, NDTV reported.
According to police, the accused, identified as Naveen Kumar, had been in contact with the woman after connecting with her on Instagram earlier this year. While they initially remained in touch through calls and messages, the man reportedly began pressuring her to enter into a relationship, which she refused.
On the day of the incident, the footage shows the woman standing beside a scooty, believed to be an online ride, when the accused arrives at the spot in a car. He is seen taking her purse and checking it before moving towards her and groping her.
The man then repeatedly hits the woman on her head and back and drags her along the road. Despite the presence of two to three bystanders at the scene, no one intervened to help the victim.
The victim later approached the police and filed a complaint. Based on her statement, an FIR was registered, and Naveen Kumar was taken into custody. Police said further investigation is underway.
