Puttur: RSS, BJP leader granted bail in rape case of minor Dalit girl
Puttur: The RSS, BJP leader Kudkadi Narayana Rai, who had recently been arrested under the POCSO and Dalit Violence (Prevention of Atrocities) Act - in the rape of a minor Dalit girl from Badagannur village, which resulted in her pregnancy and subsequent birthing of a child- was granted conditional bail by the fifth additional District sessions court in Puttur.
A case had been registered against Narayana Rai for repeatedly raping a Dalit girl who was working as a domestic help in his residence which resulted in her pregnancy and birthing a child. The police had filed a case against Narayana Rai based on a statement made by the victim to a judge. Amid this, the fifth additional District Sessions Court at Puttur has dismissed the application for the accused's anticipatory bail.
Earlier in the case, a relative of the victim named Satish had been arrested by police. He had also been sentenced to judicial custody.
But, Dalit organizations staged a protest in front of the Sampya police station demanding the arrest of Narayana Rai, the real accused in the case. Setting a deadline for the arrest of the accused, the protesters had issued a warning of laying siege outside the DYSP’s office.
Amid this, Narayana Rai had surrendered to the court on the background of legal complications in the Dalit Violence Prevention Act leading to the dismissal of his anticipatory bail.
Narayana Rai, who surrendered to the court, was taken into custody by the police for further proceedings. At the same time, he was admitted to the Puttur Government Hospital during police custody as his health deteriorated. Subsequently, the fifth additional District Sessions Court of Puttur had rejected the application for Narayana Rai's bail and sentenced him to judicial custody.
The police had filed an indictment in connection with the case after the accused Narayana Rai's bail application was dismissed. Receiving the second bail application seeking bail, the Fifth Additional District Sessions Court granted conditional bail to accused Narayana Rai.
Advocate Mahesh Kaje represented the accused and presented arguments on behalf of the accused, it is learned.
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ACP arrested in Mumbai for obscene act in front of nine-year-old girl; sent to judicial custody
Mumbai: An assistant commissioner of police was arrested by Worli Police in Central Mumbai under charge of flashing his private parts before a nine-year-old girl.
The arrested officer is reportedly under judicial custody, at present, according to a report by The Times of India.
The incident occurred in a garden on April 23, a police officer has said, adding that they arrested the ACP soon after the complaint was filed. So far, only one party has filed a complaint against the senior officer, the source has informed.
The senior officer has been charged with molestation and under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the police officer said.
Further investigation of the case is underway.
