Man sentenced to 10 years in prison for rape
Mangaluru(PTI): A court in Mangaluru has sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 23-year-old woman in 2016.
The accused, identified as Jagannath K Mogera (38) from Kutruppadi village in Puttur taluk, was found guilty of committing the crime on 25 February 2016, as per the case registered with the Puttur rural police station.
The Sixth Additional District and Sessions Court here presided over by Judge Kantaraju S V sentenced the man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment in the rape case.
The accused reportedly gained entry into the young woman’s home under the pretext of asking for water, knowing that she was alone at the time. He then sexually assaulted her and threatened to kill her if she informed anyone. He continued to assault her multiple times. When the woman became pregnant, her family learnt of the assaults and reported the matter to the police.
Inspector Anil S Kulkarni conducted an investigation and filed charges against the accused.
During the trial, the court examined nine witnesses and reviewed 20 pieces of evidence. Upon finding the accused guilty, the judge sentenced him to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 5,000 under the rape charge and an additional five years of imprisonment and a Rs 5,000 fine under section 506 for criminal intimidation. In the event of non-payment of the fine, an additional two-month prison term will apply.
The court also recommended compensation for the victim through the Legal Services Authority.
Government prosecutor Chaudhary Mothilal represented the prosecution in the case.
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Pawan Khera denied anticipatory bail in passport case: Cong stands up for senior member
New Delhi: The Congress party has stood by Pawan Khera, the Chairman of the party’s Media and Publicity Department, expressing confidence that regardless of hurdles like politics of threat and intimidation, justice would emerge victorious.
Khera was denied anticipatory bail by the Gauhati High Court on Friday in the case filed against him by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife Riniki Bhuyan Sarma for alleging that she possessed not only multiple passports but also undisclosed properties abroad.
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has said in a post in Hindi on his ‘X’ account, “The entire Indian National Congress stands in solidarity with Pawan Khera, the Chairman of its Media and Publicity Department. The process to challenge the Gauhati High Court’s decision in the Supreme Court is underway.” In the post, which he put up on Friday, Ramesh has added, “We are confident that justice will prevail over the politics of threats, intimidation, and harassment.”
Bhuyan Sarma has lodged also an FIR seeking legal action against Pawan Khera for his allegations that she possesses passports of three countries and owns a company in the US, which had invested Rs. 50,000 crores. She has filed criminal cases against the Congress leader at the Guwahati Crime Branch Police Station under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
