Kalaburagi: Cement factory worker’s body dragged on road, viral video triggers outrage
Sedam: A disturbing incident at Shri Cement Company in Kodla village, Sedam taluk, Kalaburagi district, has sparked widespread outrage after a video surfaced showing factory staff dragging the body of a deceased worker on the road in a humiliating manner.
The deceased has been identified as 34-year-old Chandansingh, a native of Bihar, who was employed at the factory. According to preliminary reports, he had gone to the restroom when he is suspected to have suffered a heart attack due to low blood pressure, resulting in his sudden death.
However, instead of handling the body with dignity, factory staff were allegedly seen dragging it on the road, an act that has drawn severe criticism. The video of the incident, which has now gone viral on social media, has fueled public anger, with many demanding strict action against the factory’s management for the inhumane treatment.
Local residents and workers have expressed outrage over the incident, questioning the company’s treatment of its employees and the lack of basic dignity even after death.
Meanwhile, the Sedam police have registered an Unnatural Death Report (UDR) case and launched an investigation.
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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.
