Kundapura: Judicial custody of accused journalist extended
Udupi, Dec 17: A local court on Monday extended the judicial custody of journalist Chandra K Hemmadi(40) of Kundapura, who was arrested under POCSO Act on charges of sexually harassing the school boys, for 14 days.
Following the transfer of principal district and sessions court judge and the leave of Kundapura additional district court judge, the accused was produced before the additional civil judge and additional chief judicial magistrate court.
The judicial custody of the accused in the first case under POCSO Act in Byndoor police station was ended on Monday. In view of this, Byndoor police produced the accused before the court who is jailed in Hiriyadka district jail,.
After hearing the case, judge VS Pandith extended the judicial custody of the accused till December 31. District special public prosecutor Vijaya Vasu Poojary was present on the occasion. But no advocate appeared for the accused.
‘Total 21 cases were registered against one accused under the POCSO Act, which is first in the history of the state and he would appeal the court to take the trial shortly’, said Vijaya Vasu Poojary.
Body warrant in 20 cases
The accused is under judicial custody for one case registered at Byndoor police station. But on Monday, public prosecutor, on behalf of the investigating officer, filed an appeal before the court for body warrant in remaining 20 cases. Accepting the appeal, the court has extended his judicial custody till December 31.
Accused Chandra Hemmadi is facing 16 cases in Byndoor police station, three cases in Gangolli and one each in Kundapura rural and Kollur police stations under the POCSO Act and Byndoor circle inspector is the investigating officer for all the cases.
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Migrant labourer lynched in Odisha over false claim of Bangladeshi identity
Sambalpur, Odisha: A 30-year-old migrant labourer from West Bengal was beaten to death around 8.30 pm on Wednesday in the Shantinagar city after a group of men falsely accused him of being an illegal Bangladeshi national.
Police said on Thursday, the victim, identified as Juel Shaikh, had stopped at a tea stall after completing his day’s work. Three other migrant workers were with him at the time.
According to police and local sources, a group of four to five unidentified men approached the workers and began questioning them about their identity. The Observer Post reported that the men allegedly accused the labourers of being Bangladeshi immigrants and demanded proof of identity. After the workers produced valid identity documents, the attackers reportedly dismissed them as fake and began assaulting the group.
Three of the workers managed to flee. Juel Shaikh was caught by the assailants and beaten severely. He sustained serious injuries and died at the spot. The attackers fled soon after the assault.
A police officer said the body was recovered from the scene and shifted to the district headquarters hospital morgue. Shaikh’s family has been informed of his death. The injured workers were admitted to hospital for treatment. A post-mortem examination of the deceased is scheduled to be conducted on Thursday.
