Karkala Rape incident: Accused teacher sent to judicial custody
Udupi, Dec 14: Kundapura district special court on Friday sent teacher Prasad (28) who was arrested on charges of raping a minor student of a private school in Karkala, under POCSO Act, to 14 days judicial custody.
A video clip on raping the girl in a classroom has gone viral in social media, following which, the Karkala rural police arrested Prasad based on a complaint given by the school headmaster and registered a case under POCSO Act.
On Friday, the accused was produced before the court which handed him over to judicial custody till December 28.
Later, the accused was sent to the jail at Hiriyadka.
‘Not only the teacher, the police also registered cases against a local TV channel which telecast the video and a website which published the photo based on the complaint from the school headmaster. Investigation on posting the video into the social media will also be conducted and action will be taken against them’, SP Laxman Nimbargi.
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Man allegedly arrives with deadly weapon to attack another, caught by public in Jokatte
Panambur: A man who allegedly came armed to attack another person was caught by members of the public and later handed over to police in Jokatte late on Friday night.
The accused has been identified as Naveen Poojari, originally from Vamanjoor and presently residing in Jokatte.
According to police sources, Naveen was married and has an eight-year-old son. The couple are now divorced.
Police said Naveen suspected that his former wife, who is employed at a showroom in Padil, was moving closely with Devi Prasad Acharya, a mechanic working there.
Based on this suspicion, Naveen allegedly went to the house of Devi Prasad Acharya on Friday night carrying a deadly weapon, created a scene and issued threats.
During the incident, Devi Prasad Acharya reportedly contacted the 112 emergency helpline, following which Naveen fled from the spot.
While escaping, Naveen is said to have fallen from his two-wheeler near the Jokatte Panchayat area. Local residents who rushed to help noticed a deadly weapon on the vehicle and immediately alerted police.
Officials from Panambur Police Station rushed to the spot, took Naveen into custody and brought him to the station.
A case has been registered based on the complaint filed by Devi Prasad Acharya, and further action is under way.
