Bantwal: Twitter users question legitimacy of police booking minor under POCSO
#WhyPOCSOonJuvenile goes trending in Karnataka
Bantwal: Hashtag #WhyPOCSOonJuvenile went trending in Karnataka on micro-blogging site Twitter on Tuesday evening as several users raised questions over, booking of a minor under POCSO Act in Bantwal Taluk of Dakshina Kannada here.
According to the reports, a minor boy who was in April thrashed by a Bajrang Dal leader, and his three minor friends, was booked under POCSO Act for allegedly sending explicit content to a girl on messaging app. He was later arrested and sent to Juvenile home.
Taking note of the development, the users questioned why the minor boy was booked under the stringent POCSO Act.
Earlier, a video of Bajrang Dal leader Dinesh and three others thrashing the boy had gone viral in local social media groups after which Dinesh and others were arrested by police following a complaint by the boy’s family in May last week.
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M'luru: School physical education teacher’s body found under mysterious circumstances in well
Ullal: The body of a 51-year-old physical education teacher was found in a well at his residence in Kondana, under the limits of Kotekar town, on Friday evening.
The deceased has been identified as Prabhakar Jogi, who was serving as a physical education teacher at the Government School in Kallarakodi, Naringana village. Police suspect that he may have died by suicide, allegedly due to health-related issues.
According to police, Prabhakar had dropped his daughter at Uchila School earlier in the day for the school anniversary programme and returned home.
He was later preparing to attend the same event along with his wife and son, when he suddenly went missing. A search was launched by family members, following which his body was found in the well located at his house.
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Police said that Prabhakar Jogi was reportedly suffering from a neurological disorder. He had served in several schools across Ullal taluk and was actively involved in organisations of physical education teachers.
Ullal police visited the spot, conducted an inspection and sent the body for post-mortem examination.
In his complaint to the police, Prabhakar’s son, Sai Tejas, stated that his father had jumped into the well and that there was no suspicion surrounding the death.
Based on the complaint, a case has been registered and further investigation is underway.
