Special train between Bengaluru-Karwar
Udupi, October 05: Following heavy traffic, the Konkan Railways in association with the South-Western Railways has decided to run two trips of special train between Bengaluru- Karwar- Bengaluru via Jolarpettai, Salem, Palghat and Shoranur routes till October 8.
In a communique, the Konkan Railways said that the train No.06523 which leaves KSR Bengaluru City Junction on October 5 and October 7 at 6.50 pm reaches Karwar the next day at 5.30 pm. In the same way, train No.06524 which leaves Karwar on October 6 and October 8 at 6.05pm reaches Bengaluru City Junction the next day at 4.05pm. The train which runs on general fare will have one AC coach, one two-tier CC and 3-tier AC composite coach, one 3-tier, 13 sleeper coaches and three general coaches, the communiqué said.
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Kerala: Court imposes 41-year jail term on man for sexual assault of minor
Kozhikode (Kerala) (PTI): A Kerala court on Wednesday sentenced a man to 41 years in prison for sexually assaulting a minor boy near Valayam in 2021.
Nadapuram Fast Track Special Court judge K Naushad Ali sentenced 64-year-old Panchara Musa, also known as Ganapathiyat Musa, under various provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC), according to special public prosecutor Manoj Aroor.
As the sentences are to run concurrently, the convict will have to serve the highest term of 20 years’ imprisonment, SPP Aroor said. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 52,000 on Musa.
The incident took place in August 2021 when the accused allegedly took the 14-year-old boy to a bus stop in Valayam town and sexually assaulted him, the prosecutor said. The accused also gave Rs 50 to the boy, he added.
Following the incident, the boy and his father lodged a complaint at the Valayam police station.
A case under various provisions of the POCSO Act and the IPC was registered, and the accused was subsequently arrested, the SPP said.
The prosecution examined 16 witnesses and submitted 16 documents to substantiate its case against the accused, he added.
