Newborn baby boy's body found in hospital toilet
Palghar (Maharashtra), Nov 30: The body of a newborn baby boy was dumped in the ladies' washroom of the Rural Hospital at Virar here, police said Friday.
A sanitary worker was cleaning the choked toilet in the female ward of the hospital when he spotted the newborn child's body stuck in the commode, they said.
The Virar police have registered an offence under IPC section 318 (concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body) against unidentified persons, they said.
Police suspect the baby was of a rape survivor who was taken to the rural hospital for examination after she complained of pain in abdomen.
The survivor, who is in her teens, became pregnant after being repeatedly raped by a man, the police said.
According to the police, they suspect the victim went to the toilet, where the child accidentally slipped and fell into the commode.
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Mangaluru: Man sentenced to 20 years rigorous imprisonment in POCSO case
Mangaluru: A court in Mangaluru has sentenced a 44-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment in connection with a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
According to Deccan Herald, the Additional District and Sessions Judge, FTSC-II (POCSO), Maanu K S, delivered the judgment.
The convict has been identified as Dayanand Moolya (44).
According to Special Public Prosecutor Sahana Devi Boloor, the incident occurred on November 16, 2025, when a seven-year-old girl was studying alone at home and the accused illegally entered the house and raped her. He threatened to kill her and throw her into a well if she revealed it to anyone.
The survivor later informed her mother, following which a complaint was registered at Mulki Police Station on November 22. Police Inspector Manjunath B S investigated the case and submitted the charge sheet to the court.
For the rape, under POCSO Section 6, along with Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Act 65(2) and POCSO 4(2), the man has been sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 30,000. For illegal entry into the house, under BNS Section 332(B), the convict has been sentenced to three years of simple imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5,000. For issuing death threats, under BNS Section 351(3), he has been sentenced to two years of simple imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5,000.
The court also directed payment of Rs 4 lakh as compensation to the survivor, including Rs 40,000 from the fine amount, and instructed the District Legal Services Authority to provide the remaining Rs 3.60 lakh.
