Udupi: Minor dalit girl raped; 2 arrested
Udupi: Kota police on Monday arrested two persons under the POSCO Act, in connection with sexual assault on a minor Dalit girl.
The arrested accused are Ashok Poojari (33), a resident of Hangarakatte, and Nityananda (28), a resident of Haddinabettu of Pandeshwara.
According to the complaint, on November 14, he allegedly took a minor Dalit student to the house of Nityananda of Haddinabettu in a car and sexually assaulted her.
Based on the complaint filed by the girl, Kota police registered a case under Kidnapping & Abduction, POSCO, and the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act. The court has remanded the accused into the judicial custody until December 2.
DASAM condemns the act:
DASAM (Ambedkarvad) has strongly condemned the sexual assault on the minor student.
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Bengaluru: KAS officer, driver caught in Rs 30 lakh bribe case
Bengaluru: Lokayukta police have arrested a KAS officer and his driver for allegedly demanding and accepting a Rs 30 lakh bribe to pass a favourable order in a pending RRT case.
The accused have been identified as Nagaprashanth (KAS), serving as Special Assistant Commissioner (North) and Special Land Acquisition Officer-1, KIADB, and Kumar, a driver associated with his office, Deccan Herald reported.
Based on a complaint by Ravi Kumar, a resident of Attur in Yelahanka, Lokayukta team laid a trap.
According to investigators, the accused had demanded Rs 30 lakh, of which Rs 15 lakh was allegedly collected earlier by the driver on the officer’s instructions.
On Wednesday, the driver was caught red-handed while accepting the remaining Rs 15 lakh, leading to the arrest of both him and the officer.
Both accused have been taken into custody, and further investigation is underway.
