Udupi: Accused arrested in sexual harassment case of minor girl
Udupi: Udupi police have successfully arrested a 35-year-old man accused of sexually harassing a five-year-old girl three days ago.
The accused, identified as Muthu, hails from Sulebavi village in Hunagund taluk of Bagalkote district.
The incident occurred on January 23, and a case was registered under the POCSO Act at the Udupi Women’s Police Station. Since the accused was unidentified, the police formed five special teams to trace him.
After examining multiple CCTV camera footages and seeking public assistance, the police finally arrested Muthu on the evening of January 26 near Vadiraj 3rd Cross in the vicinity of Sri Krishna Matha.
Police revealed that the accused was a wanderer without a permanent address in Udupi.
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Mangaluru: Bajpe police arrests young man for alleged derogatory posts against police
Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
