Mangaluru: Woman cop alleges sexual harassment by ex-serviceman
Mangaluru: An ex-serviceman was handed over to the Ullal Police after he allegedly sexually harassed a lady police officer who was on her way to the station, on Tuesday at Bagampila near Kumpala.
The accused has been identified as Prashanth (45), a native of Kollya Kaniruthotha, who is currently residing at a rented house in Kumapala’s Amrit Nagar.
According to the reports, accused Prashanth allegedly obstructed the lady police officer who was on her way to the station to report to duty on a scooter, and harassed the woman. Upon raising an alarm, nearby locals quickly gathered, apprehended the accused, and handed him over to the Ullal police.
Reports further say that the ex-serviceman Prashanth has been booked under several cases at the Ullal Police station. He had been harassing his neighbors and others in the locality under the influence of alcohol. In addition, there are two cases pending for inquiry against him in the serviceman’s association in New Delhi.
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UP: Blood-soaked body of elderly man found in Hathras
Hathras (UP) (PTI): The blood-soaked body of an elderly man was found inside his house in Paharpur village here on Tuesday morning, police said.
The deceased, Jagdish Prasad Sharma, 75, who lived alone, had gone to sleep in his house on Monday night, officials said.
On Tuesday morning, his blood-soaked body was lying on a cot, with marks on his head and body indicating blows from a sharp-edged weapon, they said, adding that the police suspect murder.
Police and forensic teams reached the spot upon receiving information and sent the body for a post-mortem, they said.
Additional Superintendent of Police Ramanand Kushwaha said that Sharma, a retired Health Department employee, had been living alone since his wife's death during the COVID-19 pandemic.
He owned around 20-25 bighas of land and was also engaged in money lending, the officer said.
