Polls for local bodies postponed in Kodagu district
Bengaluru, August 18: The Election Commission has informed that the elections to Urban Local Bodies in Kushalnagar, Somwarpete, and Virajpete in the district have been postponed in the wake of rain-flood across Kodagu district.
Election dates for the said local bodies would be announced in coming days. The Commission has stated that based on the request made by the Deputy Commissioner to postpone the polls in the wake of the rains, the elections have been held here up to the next orders.
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Jharkhand: 3 arrested for 'raping' 2 women in Gumla
Gumla (PTI): Three persons were arrested on Monday for allegedly raping two women at a village in Jharkhand’s Gumla district, police said.
All the three accused have been remanded to judicial custody, Gumla Sadar Police Station officer-in-charge, Mahendra Karmali, told PTI.
According to police, one of the women had been called to Gumla Sadar by her boyfriend on Sunday for an outing.
“She arrived at the spot accompanied by a female. The woman’s boyfriend then called a friend, and they took the two women to a secluded place in Sisai police station area in the evening, forcibly made them consume alcohol before raping them,” the officer said.
The accused later called another man to the spot, who also allegedly raped the women, he said.
“The women later reached the Sadar Police Station and lodged a complaint on Sunday night. Police conducted raids and nabbed the three accused on Monday,” he added.
Further investigation is underway.
