Mangaluru: Three arrested in Vittla gang rape case of minor Dalit girl; two absconding
Mangaluru: Vittla Police on Tuesday afternoon arrested three people including the Taluk Panchayath staff in connection with the gang-rape case of the minor Dalit girl which came to light earlier in the day.
A case under POCSO act and SC/ST Act was registered against five people at Vitla Police Station. Police said that it was looking for two more people allegedly involved in the crime.
The arrested accused have been identified as Krishna Naik (38) a tax collector at Mudnoor Taluk Panchayath, Auto Driver Dhanush Naik (23) and victim’s relative, Ganesh.
According to the reports a Dalit minor girl was raped by five people including Taluk Panchayath staff who had threatened her not to reveal the crime to anybody. The crime came to the light when the ASHA workers visited the house of the victim and noticed her pregnancy, following which a case was registered on Tuesday morning at Vitla Police station.
The victim is reportedly 6-month pregnant.
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Karnataka village switches off TVs, mobiles for two hours daily to help students study
Belagavi: Every evening at 7 pm, a siren rings out in Halaga, a village near Belagavi, signalling residents to switch off all screens including televisions, mobile phones, laptops and tablets for the next two hours.
The community has voluntarily adopted this “digital-free time” to help students focus on studies and to encourage families to spend more time talking to each other. The 'digital detox' initiative, 'No TV, no mobile, just study and conversation', is said to be the first such to be adopted by a Karnataka village, Deccan Herald reported on Monday.
According to the report, Halaga, which has a population of about 12,000 and is located close to the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, launched the initiative on December 17. A siren installed at the gram panchayat office marks the start of the no-screen period at 7 pm, and another siren at 9 pm signals its end.
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Gram panchayat authorities are reaching out to those residents who are yet to comply and are urging them to stay away from screen during the two hours.
Authorities are also visiting households that have not fully adopted the practice and are encouraging parents to follow the routine strictly. Teachers and panchayat members plan to continue meeting families to ensure more participation.
The Halaga village exercise is said to be inspired by a similar experiment in Agran Dhulgaon near Sangli in Maharashtra which had a positive response on students' learning habits.
