UP: Man arrested in Ballia for raping woman repeatedly, uploading her videos on Facebook
Ballia (UP) (PTI): Police on Thursday arrested a man for allegedly raping his relative, a 29-year-old woman, repeatedly, posting her objectionable videos on social media, and threatening to frame her family in false cases, police said.
In her complaint, the woman, a resident of a village in this Uttar Pradesh district who lived in a rented accommodation in a different town, claimed that her relative, a 40-year-old man from the same area, visited her last February.
The accused allegedly threatened her family with false cases and raped her repeatedly, the complainant claimed.
He also recorded videos of the woman and posted them on Facebook, police said, citing the complaint.
Based on the complaint, a case was registered against the accused on January 3 under sections of rape, criminal intimidation, and the IT Act.
Ballia SP Omvir Singh said police have arrested the accused following a tip-off, who has been remanded to judicial custody.
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Kerala: Two sports trainees found hanging in hostel, probe launched
Kollam (Kerala) (PTI): Two teenage girl athletes, both trainees staying at a SAI hostel, were found dead in one of their rooms on Thursday in an apparent suicide pact, the police said.
The deceased were identified as Sandra A (18) of Chaliyam in Kozhikode district and Vyshnavi V(15) of Muthakkal in Thiruvananthapuram district.
According to police, Sandra was an athletics trainee studying in Plus Two, while Vyshnavi was a kabaddi player and a Class 10 student.
The incident came to light around 5 am when fellow hostel inmates noticed that the duo had not reported for the morning training session.
When repeated knocks on the door went unanswered, hostel authorities broke open the door and found both girls hanging from ceiling fans in the room, police said.
Police said Vyshnavi was staying in a different room but had spent Wednesday night in Sandra’s room. Both were seen by other hostel inmates before 12.30 am, police added.
An FIR was registered based on the complaint of SAI centre in charge, police said.
Vaishavi was found hanging from a ceiling fan near the door of the room no 21 at top floor using a bedsheet, the FIR said.
It also stated that Sandra was found hanging from another ceiling fan in the same room, also using a bedsheet.
Police officials said the preliminary probe indicates suicide, and the investigation is continuing to ascertain the reasons behind it.
Though police initially denied the existence of any suicide note, they later confirmed receiving letters from both deceased persons. An officer said the letters mentioned personal issues and were addressed to their parents.
A case has been registered at the Kollam East police station under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for unnatural death.
"The reason for such an act is yet to be ascertained. We are conducting a probe into the incident," Kollam City Police Commissioner Kiran Narayanan told PTI.
Police officials said the body of Vyshnavi was handed over to her relatives after the post-mortem examination in the evening. The post-mortem examination of Sandra will be conducted on Friday, police added.
Both had been staying at the SAI hostel for the past two years, they said.
Sports Authority of India authorities said that a case has been registered.
"SAI is cooperating in the investigation. Investigation is underway," police said.
Police will record statements from other sportspersons in the hostel, their trainers, relatives, schoolmates, and school teachers, an official said.
Also, mobile phones would be examined as part of the investigation.
