Mangaluru Law Student sexual harassment case: Karnataka Bar Council suspends Advocate Rajesh
Mangaluru: Karnataka State Bar Council on Friday suspended Advocate Rajesh KSN of Mangaluru from its membership as the latter is facing serious charges of sexual harassment of a law student who had approached him for an internship.
Two cases have been registered against Rajesh at Pandeshwar Police Station in Mangaluru and investigations are underway.
A committee of Bar Council led by Srinivas Babu has issued the order of Rajesh’s membership suspension from the council until further orders.
Rajesh had registered in Karnataka Bar Council in 2001 with the registration number (Kar/1464/2001). Earlier this week, a law city pressed charges of sexual harassment against Rajesh alleging that she had approached Rajesh for an internship following which she was subjected to sexual harassment by the senior advocate.
Under the suspension, Rajesh will not be allowed to appear before the court as a lawyer in any court.
According to the reports, Rajesh has applied for anticipatory bail in the case.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
