Gauri Lankesh murder: Sri Rama Sene leaders visit accused Waghmore house
Vijayapura, July 08: Sri Rama Sene leaders on Saturday visited the house of main accused in the Gauri Lankesh murder case, Parshuram Waghmore.
When Parshuram was arrested, Sri Rama Sene president Pramod Mutalik denied any link between between the accused and the Sene. But on Saturday, some leaders of the Sene visited the house of Waghmore and held discussions with his parents, sources said.
Sri Rama Sene South region general secretary Anand Shetty Adyar and others met the members of Vaghmore family and got some statements from them. It is also said that the Sri Rama Sene leaders assured the family members of protecting Parashuram as he was the protector of the religion.
A person shared their photos with the Vaghmore family members in the Facebook. Recently, Vaghmore mother Janaki Bai and father Ashok met their son at CID office.
Final verdict tomorrow
The 70th Civil and Sessions Court which completed the hearing on the bail plea of another accused in the Gauri Lankesh murder case, KT Naveen Kumar alias Hotte Manja, reserved its final verdict. Judge T Ramalinge Gowda who heard the case, had announced that he would announce the final verdict on July 9.
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SC asks states to treat rising child trafficking cases as grave; seeks coordinated action
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court has voiced grave concern over rising cases of child trafficking, saying gangs are operating across the country and if States and Union territories do not take immediate action, thing will go beyond control.
The court said only the state government and its home department can act vigilantly in this regard.
“As a court we can monitor, but ultimately the action has to be on the part of the state government, the police, and other agencies. Therefore, this is our humble request”, a bench comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and K V Viswanathan said during the hearing of a plea on Wednesday.
The bench was irked over the "lackadaisical" approach of several states and UTs in implementing a 2025 judgment aimed at dismantling organised trafficking networks.
Justice Viswanathan said the retrieval of children in some cases proves the problem can be tackled, but it requires a level of political and administrative will which is lacking at present.
The verdict, delivered on April 15, 2025, had mandated several institutional reforms, including completion of trials in trafficking cases within six months on a day-to-day basis.
It had also directed strengthening of Anti-Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) and improving investigation standards.
Besides asking for setting up of state-level committees to monitor vulnerable trafficking hotspots, it had asked the authorities to treat missing children cases as trafficking unless proven otherwise.
Earlier, the bench had termed the compliance reports filed by a few states as "nothing but an eye wash."
On Wednesday, the bench noted that Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Haryana, Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Odisha, and Punjab had still failed to file reports in the prescribed format.
When the home secretary of Madhya Pradesh offered an apology for the lapse, the bench granted a "final opportunity" but warned that continued failure would lead to states being officially branded as "defaulting".
The bench noted that at least 15 states are yet to constitute review committees mandated to identify and monitor trafficking-prone areas.
The matter will now be heard on April 29.
