Mangaluru: A helpline has been established by the Special Investigation Team (SIT), constituted to probe Crime No. 39/2025 registered under Section 311 (A) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at the Dharmasthala Police Station.

The Special Investigation Team led by Pronab Mohanty IPS is probing the mass burials case.

The helpline has been set up at the temporary SIT office located in Kadri Mallikatte, Mangaluru.

To contact the SIT or to provide any information related to the case, the public can reach out between 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM via the office landline number 0824-2005301, WhatsApp number 8277986369, or email at sitdps@ksp.gov.in, the official statement said.

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Latur (PTI): A minor girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by an 18-year-old man in Latur, leading to the arrest of the main accused and owners of two cafes where the crime occurred on December 4, police said on Saturday.

Police traced the girl within hours of registering the complaint. The accused, identified as Rihan Gulab Shaikh, was arrested based on the girl's complaint. Two others are owners of two cafes where the crime occurred, police said.

 

Police registered a case under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), POCSO Act, and the Prevention of Atrocities Act, an official said.