Kadur: A couple, Kumar from Yagati and Suchitra from Purlahalli, got married on Valentine's Day in a ceremony held in front of the statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in Kadur, Chikkamagaluru.
The couple, despite coming from different castes, emphasised that their love transcended social divisions. “Caste did not become a hindrance for our love. We only had a dream before us, to build our life together,” Kumar was quoted as saying by Deccan Herald. The 25-year-old added that they did not refer to any specific auspicious date or time before tying the knot.
Kumar and 20-year-old Suchitra had been in a relationship for some time before deciding to marry. In front of their family and friends, they exchanged garlands, marking the start of their new journey together.
BJP Mandal vice president Jiganehalli Neelakanthappa praised the couple’s simple wedding, pointing out that their ceremony, free of extravagant displays of wealth, set an exemplary standard for others to follow, the report mentioned. He highlighted that true love does not recognise caste, creed, or religion.
The ceremony was attended by Taluk Madiga Samaja honorary president K.Y. Vasu, president Jagadish, general secretary Gangaraju, Sanagappa, Narayanaswamy, and others.
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Two arrested in K'taka for assaulting minors, uploading CSAM content
Bengaluru (PTI): Two men were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two minor girls, recording the acts on mobile phones and uploading the videos online as child sexual abuse material, police said on Thursday.
The accused have been identified as Kiran Kumar (29), hailing from Chitradurga district, and Aditya M K (20), hailing from Shivamogga district, they said.
A probe was initiated after information was received from the NCRP portal regarding a suspected instance of creation of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) for online dissemination, police said.
Accordingly, a case was registered at Kaggalipura Police Station under relevant sections of the IT Act on May 10, they added.
Investigation revealed that two minor girl victims were exploited and videos were created and uploaded to the internet. The child victims have subsequently recorded their statements as per procedure and further necessary legal steps have been taken, Pronab Mohanty Director General of Police, Cyber Command, said in a statement.
Based on the statements of the victims, the accused persons, who allegedly assaulted the minors, recorded the acts on mobile phones and uploaded the videos online, were arrested, he said.
Following the probe, sections 65(2) (rape) and 70 (gangrape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with relevant sections of the POCSO Act, have been added to the FIR, police said.
Officials collected relevant information and on May 12, arrested the accused persons and seized three mobile phones belonging to them, in which the videos had allegedly been recorded, he said.
The accused were later produced before the court and taken into police custody for further investigation, he added.
According to him, in CSAM cases, police usually apprehend offenders who have downloaded such content or have kept them in their possession after obtaining them from elsewhere, usually the internet.
"The present case is one of the very few instances where content creators and uploaders have been apprehended," Mohanty added.
