Madikeri: In two separate missing cases reported in Gonikoppa Police Station in Madikeri districts, two husbands have reported that their wives have been missing from nearly one week.

J Suresh, a resident of Titimati Reshmehadlu reported to the police that his wife Puneetha (24) has been missing since Sunday, November 5, while C Shekhar a resident of Venkatappa Layout in the town reported that his wife Chengaidevi (28) is missing since Monday, November 6, a day after Puneetha went missing.

Following the formalities, the Gonikoppa Police have urged people to look out for the missing women and report any information about them to the cops on phone number 08274247333.

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Kozhikode (Kerala) (PTI): A Kerala court on Wednesday sentenced a man to 41 years in prison for sexually assaulting a minor boy near Valayam in 2021.

Nadapuram Fast Track Special Court judge K Naushad Ali sentenced 64-year-old Panchara Musa, also known as Ganapathiyat Musa, under various provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC), according to special public prosecutor Manoj Aroor.

As the sentences are to run concurrently, the convict will have to serve the highest term of 20 years’ imprisonment, SPP Aroor said. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 52,000 on Musa.

The incident took place in August 2021 when the accused allegedly took the 14-year-old boy to a bus stop in Valayam town and sexually assaulted him, the prosecutor said. The accused also gave Rs 50 to the boy, he added.

Following the incident, the boy and his father lodged a complaint at the Valayam police station.

A case under various provisions of the POCSO Act and the IPC was registered, and the accused was subsequently arrested, the SPP said.

The prosecution examined 16 witnesses and submitted 16 documents to substantiate its case against the accused, he added.