Auto-driver from Hassan arrested for sexually harassing woman in Kalladka
Bantwal: A woman alone at home was sexually harassed and received death threats from a man from Hassan at Bondala near Kalladka on Tuesday.
The accused, identified as Pramod, an auto-rickshaw driver from Belur in Hassan, had a prior acquaintance with the woman. The woman, originally from Belur, had recently moved to her husband's home in Amturu near Kalladka. Pramod had driven her to her parents' home a few times, during which he reportedly obtained her phone number.
Pramod began harassing the woman over the phone and had previously come to her husband's home in Kalladka to threaten her and vandalize property. Despite being warned off then, Pramod traveled to Bantwal again on Tuesday. After confirming the woman's husband was not at home, he barged in and attempted to sexually harass her.
The woman's husband, who was nearby at a temple, rushed home upon hearing her screams. Pramod verbally abused the woman and threatened to kill her, her husband, and their child.
Based on the woman's complaint, Bantwal Police arrested Pramod and presented him before the court. The case is under investigation.
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EC will leave no stone unturned to hold free, fair elections in West Bengal: CEC Kumar
New Delhi (PTI): Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Monday asserted that the Election Commission will leave no stone unturned in holding free, fair and transparent polls in West Bengal where the first phase of voting is scheduled to be held on April 23.
Interacting with officials involved in poll management, the CEC said the elections will be fear-free, violence-free and intimidation-free.
Officials said the poll authority will ensure elections are also inducement-free and "booth jamming free".
No employee of the state government, local bodies or autonomous bodies will be allowed to influence the electoral process, they said.
The ruling TMC in the state has accused the EC of playing in the hands of the BJP, a charge vehemently rejected by the election watchdog.
The EC and the TMC have also been at loggerheads over the special intensive revision of voters' list with the party accusing the poll authority of deliberately disenfranchising voters to benefit the BJP. Both the EC and the BJP have rejected the charge while dubbing it as baseless.
The second phase of voting in West Bengal will be held on April 29 and votes will be counted on May 4.
