Madikeri: Five arrested in minor girl rape case
Madikeri: The Kutta police have arrested five accused in connection with the rape of a minor girl and the attempted rape of another minor. The accused, identified as Navindra (24), Akshay (27), Rahul (21), Manu (25), and Sandeep (27), were arrested within 12 hours of the incident.
As per reports, three of the five accused persuaded the two girls to get into their car and sped to a coffee plantation in Nathangala, where the two other accused joined them.
One of the girls was raped by the accused and an attempt was made by them to sexually assualt another girl too. However, the latter escaped and alerted the villagers nearby.
When the accused tried to flee, the villagers stopped their car. The accused dropped the victim girl and fled from the spot.
Police registered a case under the POCSO Act and sections 137(2), 140(4), 70(2), and 76 BNS, and launched an investigation.
Based on the information and evidence provided by the complainant, the police arrested the accused and sent them to judicial custody.
The operation was led by Virajpet DySP R. Mohan Kumar, Kutta Circle Inspector CA Manjappa, Kutta SHO HK Mahadeva, and other staff members.
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FIR filed against TMC's Abhishek over 'inflammatory' remarks during Bengal polls
Kolkata (PTI): The West Bengal Police on Saturday said they have registered an FIR against Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee for allegedly making inflammatory statements during the recently concluded assembly elections.
The FIR was lodged based on a complaint filed by Social activist Rajib Sarkar at Baguiati Police Station in North 24 Parganas district on May 5, a day after the assembly election results were declared, alleging that the TMC national general secretary made provocative comments on post-poll violence and the vote counting process, a senior officer said.
The complainant also claimed that Banerjee's inflammatory comments were linked to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, he said.
"Following due procedure after the filing of the complaint, an FIR was formally registered at the Cyber Crime Police Station under the Bidhannagar Police Commissionerate on May 15," the officer said.
The case has been registered under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Representation of the People Act, he said.
The complainant accused Banerjee of delivering inflammatory speeches during several election-related programmes between April 27 and May 3.
“The complainant alleged that certain remarks made during public meetings were provocative in nature and had the potential to disturb public order and communal harmony. The contents are being examined as part of the investigation,” the police officer added.
