Kalaburagi: Man found guilty of raping minor sentenced to 20 years’ jail, fined Rs 2.5 lakh
Kalaburagi: The Additional District and Sessions Court has sentenced a man found guilty of abducting and raping a 17-year-old girl to 20 years of imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 2.5 lakh on him.
The sentenced man, Mallikarjuna, also called as Mallappa Kalagurthi, is a resident of Aranakal village in Kalagi taluk. Mallappa reportedly got the girl, a resident of a village in Kalaburagi taluk, to accompany him to Bengaluru, where he is said to have repeatedly raped her for one month.
Kalaburagi Suburban Police Station had initially registered a complaint and later filed a case under the POCSO Act and Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The police team led by Assistant Commissioner of Police Geetha Benahala investigated the case and submitted the chargesheet before the court.
The judge who heard the case, Mohammed Mujirullah CJ, sentenced Mallappa to 20 years of jail and imposed a fine of Rs 2.5 lakh on him. The judge has also directed the legal authorities to give a relief amount of Rs 4 lakh to the victim.
Shathaveera B Thuppad argued in court as the public prosecutor during the hearing.
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UP: Over 60 people fall sick after eating prasad at religious ceremony
Kannauj (UP) (PTI): Sixty-two people fell sick allegedly after earing 'prasad' during a religious ceremony being held here at a private residence, officials said on Saturday.
The 'prasad' consisting of 'panchamrit' and 'panjiri' was distributed on Friday night during a 'Satyanarayan Katha' organised at the residence of Munna Lal Kashyap in Simuapur village, Kannauj.
After eating the 'prasad', several people's health began to deteriorate during the night. Initially, they were taken to private practitioners but eventually all of them were shifted to the district hospital, they said.
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Dr Akanksha at the district hospital said that 62 patients had arrived by 10.30 pm. Among them, 14 patients whose condition was critical were referred to the Medical College in Tirwa (in Kannauj district).
The remaining patients are currently undergoing treatment involving IV drips and medications. The condition of most patients is reported to be stable, officials said.
Upon receiving information about the incident, District Magistrate Ashutosh Mohan Agnihotri, Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Swadesh Gupta, and Additional Superintendent of Police Ajay Kumar arrived at the district hospital.
The officials inquired about the patients' health and issued directives for their proper medical care.
