Goodinabali rape case: Jamaat committee, various organizations hold silent march
Protest staged, shops remain shut demanding stringent action against the perpetrators
Bantwal: In a bid to condemn the sexual assault on a minor girl of Goodinabail and demanding strict action against the perpetrators; Goodinabali Jamat Administrative Committee, various organizations, and a number of citizens wore black ribbons and carried out a silent march to BC Road on Thursday.
In addition, shopkeepers pulled down their shutters in support of the protest.
“The government should take this case seriously and provide legal protection and compensation to the victim’s family. The accused, who were involved in this inhuman act and are still on large, should also be arrested. Besides, people who are trying to cover up the case should also be punished,” the protesters demanded.
Meanwhile, the protestor s submitted a memorandum to the government via Tahsildar Purandar Hegde and Bantwal SI Chandrashekhar.
Earlier in the day, Goodinabail Masjid held a condemnation meeting.
Jamaat President Haji Mohammad, former councilor Iqbal IMR, GK Ahmed Bava, GK Basheer, journalist Farooq Koodinbali, Abubakar KH, Latif Khan Abubakar, Israr, Parvez, Hayaz Khan, and the town’s hundreds of citizens were present.
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Brahmavar: Four arrested in Kotathattu murder case
Brahmavar: Police have arrested four persons in connection with the murder of a 30-year-old man following a quarrel after a drinking party at Kotathattu Padukere in Brahmavar taluk.
The deceased has been identified as Santhosh Mogaveera, a resident of Padukere. The arrested accused are Darshan (21) of Parampalli Padukere, Kaushik (21) of Neeradi Jeddu, Sasthan Pandeshwar, and Ankit (19) and Sujan (21), both residents of Kotathattu Padukere. All four have been produced before the court.
According to the police, the incident occurred on the evening of December 14. Santhosh, along with Sachin, Chethan, Kaushik, Sujan and Darshan, had gone to a bar and later came to the Padukere Circle, where they had food and were conversing. During this time, an argument broke out between the groups over issues related to Santhosh’s family and alcohol consumption. The verbal altercation escalated, with the accused allegedly abusing Santhosh and assaulting him together.
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It is alleged that during the scuffle, Darshan struck Santhosh forcefully on the back of his neck with his hand, while Kaushik also assaulted him. Though others attempted to intervene and stop the fight, Santhosh collapsed at the spot.
He was later rushed to a private hospital in Brahmavar, where doctors declared him brought dead. A case has been registered at Kota Police Station in this regard.
Brahmavar Circle Inspector Gopikrishna, Kota Sub-Inspector Praveen Kumar T and Station SI Mantesh Jabha Gowda visited the spot and conducted an inspection. Further investigation is underway.
