Kasaragod: Man removes fuses of transformers after power to his house cut
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Kasaragod (PTI): A man, allegedly angered by the disconnection of electricity to his house for non-payment of bills, removed the fuses of seven transformers, causing a power outage in parts of Kasaragod town, Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) officials said on Saturday.
The disruption occurred around 6.45 pm on Friday, affecting Kasaragod town and nearby areas.
“Within minutes, we received numerous calls reporting the outage. But when we checked the lines, there were no issues,” a KSEB official told PTI.
Later, during an inspection of the transformers, officials found that the fuses had been removed.
“When we searched the area, the fuses were found abandoned near the transformers. Some were damaged, so we had to use spare fuses to restore the electricity by 8 pm,” the official added.
Residents told KSEB staff that they had seen a man removing the fuses.
The suspect is a resident under the Nellikuzi section, the KSEB official said.
“The same man had come to the section office earlier and created a scene after his power supply was disconnected for non-payment of bills,” the official said.
Based on the information, the police took him into custody for questioning.
According to police officials, the man claimed to have mental health issues and was living with his aged father.
Police said they would decide on registering a case once KSEB files an official complaint.
KSEB officials said they would submit the complaint on Saturday, as several fuses were damaged and the incident caused an outage lasting over an hour.
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Two arrested in K'taka for assaulting minors, uploading CSAM content
Bengaluru (PTI): Two men were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two minor girls, recording the acts on mobile phones and uploading the videos online as child sexual abuse material, police said on Thursday.
The accused have been identified as Kiran Kumar (29), hailing from Chitradurga district, and Aditya M K (20), hailing from Shivamogga district, they said.
A probe was initiated after information was received from the NCRP portal regarding a suspected instance of creation of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) for online dissemination, police said.
Accordingly, a case was registered at Kaggalipura Police Station under relevant sections of the IT Act on May 10, they added.
Investigation revealed that two minor girl victims were exploited and videos were created and uploaded to the internet. The child victims have subsequently recorded their statements as per procedure and further necessary legal steps have been taken, Pronab Mohanty Director General of Police, Cyber Command, said in a statement.
Based on the statements of the victims, the accused persons, who allegedly assaulted the minors, recorded the acts on mobile phones and uploaded the videos online, were arrested, he said.
Following the probe, sections 65(2) (rape) and 70 (gangrape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with relevant sections of the POCSO Act, have been added to the FIR, police said.
Officials collected relevant information and on May 12, arrested the accused persons and seized three mobile phones belonging to them, in which the videos had allegedly been recorded, he said.
The accused were later produced before the court and taken into police custody for further investigation, he added.
According to him, in CSAM cases, police usually apprehend offenders who have downloaded such content or have kept them in their possession after obtaining them from elsewhere, usually the internet.
"The present case is one of the very few instances where content creators and uploaders have been apprehended," Mohanty added.
