Mangaluru: Sexual harassment accused gets 10 yrs RI
Mangaluru, Dec 15: The Second Additional Principal District and Sessions Court and POCSO Special Court on Saturday convicted a person to 10 years rigorous imprisonment on charges of sexually harassing a four-year-old girl and slapped a fine of Rs 10,000.
The convicted has been identified as Chandrashekar alias Rajesh (49) of Kankanady. If he failed to pay the fine amount, he has to undergo six months more rigorous imprisonment. Out of the total penalty amount, Rs 7,500 has to be given to the victim as compensation, the court said.
About the incident
The convicted was working as a painter and living with his wife and children at a village near Asaigoli in the city. The family members of the victim were residing in the adjacent house and the girl used to go to the house of Chandrashekhar to watch television. On July 23, 2016, when the girl came to his home, Chandrashekar sexually harassed the girl.
After knowing the incident, mother of the girl lodged a complaint against Chandrashekar at Konaje police station. Police registered a case under POCSO Act and when conducted medical examination on the girl, it was found that the girl was sexually abused.
After investigation, then Konaje police station inspector Ashok submitted a charge sheet to the court. Judge BR Pallavi announced the verdict on Saturday. Special public prosecutor C Venkataramana Swamy argued in favour of the victim.
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Hemant Soren to take oath as 14th CM of Jharkhand on Thursday
Ranchi (PTI): Hemant Soren is set to take oath as the 14th chief minister of Jharkhand in a grand ceremony here on Thursday, which will be attended by several top political leaders, including AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Soren at 4 pm.
This will be the 49-year-old JMM leader's fourth stint as chief minister.
Soren retained the Barhait seat, defeating BJP's Gamliyel Hembrom by a margin of 39,791 votes in the recent assembly polls. The JMM-led alliance stormed to victory, securing 56 seats in the 81-member assembly, while the BJP-led NDA managed 24 seats.
Posters for the event can be seen across the city, while security has been strengthened and traffic regulations put in place.
Schools in Ranchi city are shut on Thursday in view of the swearing in of the Hemant Soren government.
Jharkhand in-charge and Congress general secretary Ghulam Ahmad Mir said Soren is likely to take oath alone, and expansion of the cabinet will be held after a vote of confidence in the assembly.
Other senior political leaders likely to be in attendance are NCP chief Sharad Pawar, Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, a JMM leader said.
CPI(ML)L general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti and Bihar’s Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav are also likely to attend the oath-taking ceremony.
"It’s heartening to have such esteemed leaders join us for this important occasion," said Soren, who along with senior officials paid a visit to the Morabadi ground on Wednesday evening to take stock of the arrangements.
