Boy, his mother booked for rape, abetment of suicide after girl kills self in Rajasthan's Kota
Kota (Rajasthan) (PTI): Police have registered a case of rape and abetment of suicide against a 17-year-old NEET aspirant and his mother in connection with the alleged suicide of a girl, also a NEET aspirant, here.
The girl, 17, had jumped to death from the 10th floor of a multi-storey building in the Landmark City area of the district Wednesday evening.
The father of the deceased girl reached Kota on Friday afternoon to collect the body after its postmortem. He filed a complaint at Kunhari police station levelling charges of rape and abetment of suicide against the 17-year-old boy and his mother, police said.
The girl, before ending her life, had left a "goodbye" note to her parents and other family members, they said.
She had been living with her two brothers and a sister in the building and taking online coaching for the National Entrance cum Eligibility Test (NEET). She did not attend any coaching institute physically, police said.
The accused boy, also preparing for the NEET, lived in the 4th floor of the same building with his mother, they said.
On the complaint of the deceased girl's father, the police on Friday evening lodged a case of abetment of suicide and rape under section 306, 376, 84 of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against the boy and his mother, the police said.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Shankar Lal said the body was handed over to the victim's father after postmortem on Friday afternoon and samples have been sent to a forensic science laboratory (FSL) for examination to confirm whether the girl was raped.
The girl's father has alleged that the mother of the boy rebuked and tortured his daughter after she caught the teenagers in a compromising position in a room, Lal said.
Not being able to bear the torture, the girl took the extreme step by jumping off the top floor of the building, he said, quoting the complaint of the deceased's father.
The accused boy and the deceased girl were from the same community, the DSP added.
The accused woman and her son are yet to be interrogated, he said.
It was the third incident of suicide by a student taking coaching in Kota this year. At least 15 students had died by suicide in 2022, in the country's coaching hub, where around two lakh students are currently taking coaching in various institutes for entrance exams for admission to medical and engineering colleges.
In most of the suicide cases, distraction from studies, and affairs were the key reason behind driving the students to end their lives, according to police.
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K’taka HC judge whose controversial remarks triggered controversy expresses regret before open court
Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court judge, Justice V Srishananda, on Saturday expressed regret in open court after facing backlash over his controversial remarks in his recent court hearings, reported Bar and Bench.
Two purported video clips from Justice V Srishananda’s court hearing that show him making inappropriate comments went viral across social media platforms.
On Saturday, Justice Srishananda invited members of the Advocates Association, Bengaluru, and senior lawyers to his courtroom at 2:30 PM, where he read out a note expressing regret for inappropriate comments.
Quoting Advocates Association President Vivek Subba Reddy, Bar and Bench wrote, “He expressed regret for the comments and clarified that it was not his intention to offend any community or members of the Bar. He also requested the association to relay this message to all members of the Bar.”
Reddy further stated, “We also advised him to encourage young lawyers in the courtroom and refrain from making any irrelevant remarks during hearings.”
Another senior lawyer present during the session confirmed to the legal news portal that Justice Srishananda also addressed comments directed at a woman lawyer, who was seen in one of the videos being reprimanded by the judge. The judge Justice Srishananda clarified that his remarks were not intended to target her (woman lawyer) specifically, but rather pertained to the appellant she was representing. “He explained that his comment was meant to imply that the appellant seemed to know a lot about the other party,” said the lawyer.
In addition, Justice Srishananda assured those present that he would avoid making such comments in the future.
The controversy came to light on September 19, when a video clip from an August 28 Court hearing surfaced on social media, showing Justice Srishananda referring to a Muslim-majority sub-locality in Bengaluru’s Goripalya as "Pakistan." Hours later, another video from the same courtroom emerged, in which the judge was seen making a gender-insensitive remark.
Following outrage over the viral videos, a Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, along with Justices Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai, Surya Kant, and Hrishikesh Roy, on September 20 took a suo motu cognizance and sought a report from the Karnataka High Court Registrar General in connection with the viral video.
