Bantwal: 13-year-old boy taken into custody for harassing women in Panemangalore
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Bantwal: Bantwal Town Police have taken a 13-year-old boy into custody in connection with a case of harassment of women at Panemangalore market area.
The incident took place a few days ago between 7.30 and 8 pm, when women returning home after work were allegedly subjected to inappropriate behaviour by a scooter rider. Based on a complaint, a case was registered at Bantwal Town Police Station under Crime No. 95/2025, Section 74(B) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
With the matter raising public concern, police launched an investigation and examined CCTV footage from the area. On August 26, the boy was traced and taken into custody. Police said the 13-year-old, who stays with his parents near Panemangalore, was riding a scooter and harassing women on their way home at night.
The boy was questioned in the presence of his mother, and his statement was recorded. He was then produced before the Juvenile Justice Board in Mangaluru, which ordered that he be sent to the observation home till September 2. Further legal proceedings will follow, police confirmed.
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Electorate in 9 states, UTs shrink by 1.70 crore after SIR
New Delhi (PTI): Voter base in nine states and Union territories has shrunk by more than 1.70 crore following the publication of final electoral rolls as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR), according to official data.
The data shared by the chief electoral officers of Gujarat, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Goa and Kerala on Saturday showed that their combined voter base stood at over 21.45 crore before the SIR exercise began on October 27 last year.
It shrunk to 19.75 crore after publication of their final electoral rolls this week, a net change of over 1.70 crore electors.
While the exercise, which kept the Election Commission in the spotlight, has been completed in Bihar, it is currently underway in 12 states and Union territories covering nearly 60 crore electors.
The remaining 40 crore electors will be covered in 17 states and five Union territories.
In Assam, a "special revision", instead of SIR, was completed on February 10.
Due to a variety of reasons, the SIR in the nine states and three Union territories have seen frequent tweaking in schedules.
As in Bihar, political parties have approached the Supreme Court challenging the exercise in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
