3-year-old sexually harassed, accused gets ten-year imprisonment
Mysuru: The city's POCSO special court on Tuesday awarded ten years rigorous imprisonment and fine of Rs. 10,000 to a man who raped a three-year-old girl in Mysuru.
The accused Doddahaida (29) had raped the toddler in a village of HD Koti on January 30 in 2017 at a forest in HD Koti village.
The accused, a relative of the girl, took her on the pretext of playing with her. A passerby woman, who saw the girl being raped, brought the issue to the notice. Public prosecutor BC Shivarudraswami informed that the man had accepted the crime.
Justice MB Patil awarded ten years rigorous imprisonment and fine of Rs. 10,000 to the man.
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8 killed in mishap at firecracker manufacturing unit in Andhra Pradesh
Visakhapatnam, Apr 13 (PTI): Eight people, including two women, were killed and seven others injured in a fire accident at a firecracker manufacturing unit in Anakapalli district of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu expressed shock over the incident.
“Eight people including two women died and seven others were injured in the fire accident,” Home Minister V Anitha told PTI.
The injured are being shifted to hospitals here, she said adding details are awaited.
The CM directed Anitha and district officials to ensure better medical care to the injured, an official release said.
A major #explosion at a fireworks unit in Kailasa Patnam, Kotavuratla mandal, leaves 5 dead and 7 seriously injured. Injured workers shifted to hospital. Further details awaited. @NewIndianXpress#AndhraPradesh #Anakapalle pic.twitter.com/IxrScC6AkG
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