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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Baghpat (UP) (PTI): A 20-year-old woman was shot dead by a man who later committed suicide in an apparent case of unrequited love in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat on Thursday, police said.

The incident took place in Mahavatpur Bawli village in the Badaut area, where the accused, Satnam, 22, allegedly shot the woman before hanging himself from a tree, they said.

Superintendent of Police, Suraj Kumar Rai, said preliminary findings suggest the incident was linked to unrequited love, adding that all aspects of the case are being probed.

According to police, the deceased woman, Guddan, daughter of Lakhmi Saini, worked as a tailor from her home.

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Satnam, a resident of the same village, had allegedly been in one-sided love with her for a long time and was pressuring her to marry him.

Police said that around 10.30 am, Guddan stepped out of her house to buy some items when Satnam, who was already waiting in a back lane, stopped her.

An argument ensued, following which he allegedly shot her in the head with a country-made pistol.

The woman collapsed on the spot with serious injuries.

The accused then went back to his house and committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree, police said.

Upon receiving information, police rushed to the spot and took the injured woman to a community health centre, where doctors declared her dead.

A forensic team recovered the weapon used in the crime from the scene, they added.

Police have sent both bodies for post-mortem and initiated an investigation, they said.