Udupi, 04 June: It is not yet proved that cattle trader Hussainabai (62) died near Perduru due to lynching. We are waiting to get the Post-mortem and Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) reports, said Udupi District Superintendent Laxman Nimbargi.

Speaking at a press conference at Udupi district police office, he said, "10 persons have been arrested so far in this case, and the rest are absconding. They will be arrested soon. Already four cases have been lodged against the prime accused Suresh Mendon alias Suri in the Hiriyadka police station.

“The accused, in the presence of the police, stopped Scorpio vehicle, damaged it and assaulted Hussainabba. They then handed over him to police. The police brought Hussainabba to the police station by department’s jeep, but he succumbed to the injuries on the way itself. The police and the perpetrators then took and kept his dead body about one kilometer away from the spot where he was attacked. Three police personnel including the SI have confessed to their crime during the inquiry,” the SP said.

Hussainabba’s unnatural death, illegal transportation of cattle, and lynching of Hussainabba; total three cases have been registered at Hiriyadka police station in connection with this case, and the investigation is on.  The accused will soon be arrested for illegal transportation of the animals," he briefed.

“Among arrested, Hiriyadka PSI DN Kumar, jeep driver Gopal, head constable Mohan Kotwal, Bajrang Dal workers Chethan alias Chethan Acharya, and Shylesh Shetty, and Ganesh Nayak have been remanded to judicial custody,” the SP informed.

Nimbargi further informed “Additional Superintendent of Police Kumara Chandra, Karkala ASP Rishikesh Sonawane, Udupi DySP TR Jayashankar, Kundapur DySP Dinesh Kumar, Manipal Police Inspector Timmappa Nayak, Brahmavar Circle Inspector Ananth Padmanabha, Kadur Circle Inspector Mahesh Prasad, Udupi circle inspector Manjunath, DCIB inspector Sampath Kumar and team, Brahmavar police station SI Rafiq, Hiriyadka  police station SI Gangappa, SP office’ Shivananda, Dinesh and other officials have cooperated.”

 

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Latur (PTI): A minor girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by an 18-year-old man in Latur, leading to the arrest of the main accused and owners of two cafes where the crime occurred on December 4, police said on Saturday.

Police traced the girl within hours of registering the complaint. The accused, identified as Rihan Gulab Shaikh, was arrested based on the girl's complaint. Two others are owners of two cafes where the crime occurred, police said.

 

Police registered a case under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), POCSO Act, and the Prevention of Atrocities Act, an official said.