Kerala: Palakkad district bans male pillion riders on two-wheelers after twin murders
Restriction was imposed after recent murder cases of PFI, RSS leaders
Palakkad (Kerala): To curb political violence in the district, the additional district magistrate of Palakkad K Manikandan on Monday issued an order banning male pillion riders of two-wheelers across the district till April 20. However, women and children are exempted from this ban.
The move came on the back of two brutal murders that were reported in the district recently. On April 15, 43-year-old Subair, a PFI leader was killed in a village near Palakkad. A day later, on April 16, 45-year-old Srinivasan was hacked to death by a gang in Palakkad.
“Following the murders of PFI and BJP leaders, there is a possibility that it could lead to religious unrest and disruption of law and order situation. The existing ban will remain in place in the Palakkad district till 6 pm on April 20. Additional District Magistrate K Manikandan has amended the order stating that no one except women and children are allowed to pillion ride in two-wheelers,” the post stated.
While authorities have not officially disclosed the reason for banning male pillion riders, the move is suspected to have come as the modus operandi of political killings in the district usually involves a pillion rider who was carrying a weapon.
According to reports, the order passed by the Palakkad authorities also bans the assembly of five or more people in public places and a strict restriction has been imposed against organizing processions and meetings in public places. Further, carrying weapons or explosives has been banned and the police have also started to monitor social media accounts, and have issued warnings against people posting sensitive messages.
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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.
