Mangaluru: Orphanage caretaker held for allegedly sexually abusing boy
Mangaluru, Apr 6: The caretaker of an orphanage at Ullala Noorani orphanage and Dharul Maskin child care center at Kumpala in Dakshina Kannada district has been arrested on charges of sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy, police said on Tuesday.
The arrested person has been identified as Ayyub (52), belonging to Konaje near here, they said.
A case under POCSO has been registered.
City police commissioner N Shashi Kumar told reporters here that the arrest was made based on the revelations made by the boy during an awareness programme for inmates of child care centres and orphanages within the Mangaluru commissionerate limits.
During the programme, children were made aware of various aspects relating to physical and sexual abuse and child rights.
The commissioner said 20 such instances have come to light and investigations are in progress.
Accused Ayyub
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NIA court to complete framing of charges against 2010 hand-chopping case accused on May 15
Kochi (PTI): A special court here will complete proceedings for framing charges against the prime accused in the 2010 hand-chopping case involving professor T J Joseph, in which PFI activists were accused of attacking him at Muvattupuzha.
Ernakulam Special Court for NIA cases judge P K Mohandas, on April 30, heard the arguments of counsel for accused Savad and Shafeer C and decided to proceed with framing charges against the duo.
A group chopped off Thodupuzha Newman College professor Joseph's right hand in July 2010, accusing him of religious blasphemy in a question paper he had prepared.
The case, later taken over by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), resulted in the conviction of 19 accused.
The first accused, Savad, who allegedly chopped off Joseph’s palm, was arrested in Berram in Mattannur, Kannur, in January 2024, where he had allegedly been hiding under the pseudonym Shajahan.
The NIA also arrested Shafeer, who allegedly arranged shelter and provided logistical support to Savad at Chakkad and Mattannur in Kannur since 2020.
On April 30, the court heard the counsel for the accused and the NIA prosecutor on framing charges against the duo.
"On going through the documents and evidence in the case and on hearing the counsel for the accused and the prosecutor, I am of the opinion that there are grounds for presuming that the first accused has committed offences punishable under provisions of the IPC, the Explosive Substances Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, and that the second accused has committed offences punishable under the IPC and the UAPA, and there are materials for framing charges under these provisions against the accused," the court said.
The court directed that Savad be produced and Shafeer, who is on bail, appear before it on May 15 for recording their pleas as part of the charge-framing process.
After framing the charges, the court will schedule the trial in the case.
