CM Siddaramaiah orders CID probe into Parashurama theme park row
Mangaluru, Feb 8: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has ordered a CID investigation into the alleged irregularities in setting up the Parashurama theme park at Bailur in Udupi district during the previous government's tenure.
The theme park row had led to a series of protests with allegations that the towering statue of Parashurama was not made of bronze as claimed by its promoters.
The park, which was the dream project of Karkala MLA and former minister V Sunil Kumar, was declared open months before the last assembly elections amid the controversy.
Several Congress leaders from Karkala constituency had made several allegations against the theme park and the statue of Parasurama which was allegedly not made of bronze as claimed.
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Meanwhile, Sunil Kumar MLA, in a statement welcomed the CID probe ordered by the government on the theme park issue. "The investigation will put a full stop on all the rumours and false charges made out by certain sections," he said.
Kumar said he had demanded an inquiry into the matter six months ago. He wanted the government to complete the probe soon and release the remaining amount allotted for the park by the previous BJP government.
He thanked Udupi district-in-charge Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar for insisting on the CID investigation.
ಪರಶುರಾಮ ಥೀಂ ಪಾರ್ಕ್ ವಿಚಾರದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಅನಗತ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಎಬ್ಬಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಊಹಾಪೋಹ ಹಾಗೂ ಸುಳ್ಳು ಆರೋಪಗಳಿಗೆ ಒಂದು ಪೂರ್ಣ ವಿರಾಮ ಬೇಕಿತ್ತು. ಈ ಸುಳ್ಳು ಆರೋಪಗಳ ತನಿಖೆಗಾಗಿ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಕೊನೆಗೂ ಸಿಐಡಿ ತನಿಖೆ ನಡೆಸಲು ಮುಂದಾಗಿರುವುದನ್ನು ನಾನು ಸ್ವಾಗತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.@siddaramaiah (1/3)
— Sunil Kumar Karkala (@karkalasunil) February 8, 2024
ಈ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ತನಿಖೆ ನಡೆಯಬೇಕೆಂದು ಆರು ತಿಂಗಳು ಹಿಂದೆಯೇ ನಾನು ಆಗ್ರಹಿಸಿದ್ದೆ.
— Sunil Kumar Karkala (@karkalasunil) February 8, 2024
ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಆದಷ್ಟು ಬೇಗ ತನಿಖೆ ಪೂರ್ಣಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಜತೆಗೆ ಥೀಂ ಪಾರ್ಕ್ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಗೆ ಹಿಂದಿನ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಅವಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ತಾತ್ವಿಕ ಒಪ್ಪಿಗೆ ನೀಡಿದ ಬಾಕಿ ಹಣವನ್ನೂ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡಿ ಕಾಮಗಾರಿ ಪೂರ್ಣಗೊಳಿಸಬೇಕು. (2/3)
ಆದಷ್ಟು ಬೇಗ ಥೀಂ ಪಾರ್ಕ್ ಪ್ರವಾಸಿಗಳ ವೀಕ್ಷಣೆಗೆ ಮುಕ್ತಗೊಳ್ಳುವಂತಾಗಬೇಕೆಂದು ಒತ್ತಾಯಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ.
— Sunil Kumar Karkala (@karkalasunil) February 8, 2024
ಸಿಐಡಿ ತನಿಖೆಗೆ ಒತ್ತಾಯ ಹಾಗೂ ಮುತುವರ್ಜಿ ತೋರಿದ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಉಸ್ತುವಾರಿ ಸಚಿವೆ @laxmi_hebbalkar ಅವರಿಗೆ ವಿಶೇಷ ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು. (3/3)
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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.
