Chikkamagaluru: Amidst protests 16th Kannada Sahitya Sammelan begins
Several protesting Sangh Parivar activists detained
Chikkamagaluru: Several Sangh Parivar activists protesting against the 16th Chikkamagaluru District Kannada Sahitya Sammelan outside the venue of the event, were detained by the police on Friday here.
At least 15 Sangh Parivar activists gathered near the entrance of the hall where the event is being held and started sloganeering against the organising of the event. The police then interfered and detained several protesters to bring situation under control.
Despite protests from the right wing organisations the event went ahead and began as per the schedule on Friday here in Sringeri. Deputy Commissioner, Superintendent of Police and other senior officials are present at the venue and are monitoring the situation closely.
Right wing organisations had been protesting the election of leftist Kalkuli Vittal Hegde as the president of the event. Following his appointment District In-Charge Minister CT Ravi had also expressed his dissent over the issue and had added that the government will not provide any fund or financial assistance to the sammelan.
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Three arrested for gangrape, blackmail of college student in Bengaluru
Ramanagara (Karnataka) (PTI): Three men have been arrested for allegedly gangraping a 19-year-old college student and blackmailing her using a video of the assault, police said on Thursday.
The incident occurred in October at the house of one of the accused in Magadi taluk of Bengaluru South district, they added.
Of the three accused, two are college students, while the third is an electrician by profession, police said.
According to police, the woman came into contact with the prime accused, also a college student, around six to seven months ago.
He befriended her, gained her confidence, and later entered into a relationship with her after promising marriage.
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On the pretext of the relationship, he allegedly established a physical relationship with her and secretly recorded the act on his mobile phone without her knowledge.
He later showed the video to his friends, who are co-accused in the case, a senior police officer said.
In October, the prime accused allegedly threatened and blackmailed the woman using the video clip of their intimate moments and forced her to comply with his demands.
He then allegedly sexually assaulted her along with the other two accused. The assault was also recorded, police said.
The video was later circulated on WhatsApp by one of the accused, they added.
Unable to bear the harassment, the victim informed her parents and approached the police.
Based on her complaint, a case was registered on December 17 at the Magadi police station under Sections 64 (rape), 70 (gangrape) and 71 (punishment for repeat offenders) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, police said.
Bengaluru South District Superintendent of Police Srinivas Gowda said all three accused were arrested.
"Two of them are students, and one is employed. All three were known to the victim and had been acquainted with her for more than a couple of months," he said.
