Puttur Gang Rape case: High Court grants bail to one accused
Puttur: One of the five accused in the Puttur gang rape case of a college student was on Thursday granted bail by Karnataka High Court in the case, while the bail application of the other four accused will be heard next week in the High Court.
Court of Thursday granted bail to Prajwal (19), a resident of Bantwal Taluk.
The case dates back to March this year when the five accused had offered lift to a girl of their college to drop her to home and had raped her in an isolated place on car. The video of the incident was also recorded by the accused.
The video went viral on social media platforms in July this year after which the Puttur Women Police filed suo-motto case and had traced and arrested the accused. The arrested accuse were identified as Gurunandan (19), Sunil (19), Prajwal (19), Kishan (19) and Prakyath (19) all students of same college that of the victim.
All the five accused were sent to judicial custody of which Prajwal was granted bail on Thursday. Bail applications of other accused will be heard next week in High Court.
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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah launches new e-Khata scheme
Belagavi: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday launched the ‘e-Khata – now from the comfort of your home’ scheme, which will allow people to access khata-related services online without visiting government offices, The New Indian Express reported.
The launch took place at the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi, appointment orders were distributed to pourakarmikas, house ownership documents were handed over to beneficiaries, and an e-Khata handbook was released. The programme was organised by the Directorate of Municipal Administration and the Belagavi City Corporation.
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Urban Development and Town Planning Minister Byrathi Suresh said over 6,000 urban civic workers, including pourakarmikas and sanitation staff, are being provided houses under the Gruha Bhagya scheme. He reportedly said 6,119 workers have been identified as beneficiaries, and the government has already released Rs 326 crore for the project.
As per the report, so far, construction of 4,159 houses has been completed. In addition, approvals have been issued for 172 houses in Belagavi and 133 in Vijayapura. The event was attended by several ministers, MLAs and senior officials.
