Kadaba: A man suffering from mental disorder brutally attacked his son with a sharp weapon and committed suicide by slitting his throat with a knife in Alankaru on Wednesday.

Rajeev Poojary (45), a resident of Pattemajalu village in Alankar, committed suicide after assaulting his son.

The injured Ratan has been admitted to a private hospital in Puttur. Kadaba police visited the spot, and the investigation is on.

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Surathkal: A 60-year-old man from Chelairu here was arrested by the Surathkal Police, who had earlier registered a case against him under the POCSO Act following a complaint by a girl alleging that he had raped her.

The arrested man, Sundar Poojari, is accused of raping the girl when she was on her way home through an interior road near Mukka after getting off a bus.

The police stated in their preliminary report that the incident occurred in October. As the girl was in depression following the incident, her mother took her for a medical check-up, during which the girl revealed that she had been raped.

Based on the complaint filed by the girl, the Surathkal Police registered a case against Poojari and initiated further legal action.