Belthangady | Gang rape of minor girl: Three including boy arrested
Belthangady: Three individuals, including a minor, have been arrested by Belthangady Police in connection with the gang rape of a minor girl, which resulted in her pregnancy. The case, reported on May 31, led to charges under the Gang Rape and POCSO Act at the Belthangady Police Station.
The suspects, hailing from Moodbidire, namely Muhammad Iksal (26), Farooq (19), and the minor boy, were apprehended on June 1 by Belthangady police. While the adult suspects were remanded to judicial custody by the Belthangady court, the minor boy was taken before the Mangaluru Juvenile Court and subsequently placed in the Mangaluru remand home.
The victim, who reported the crime, is currently receiving treatment at a hospital and is six months pregnant.
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Karnataka Minister urges Centre to launch Bengaluru–Vijayapura express train
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Infrastructure Development Minister M B Patil has urged the Centre to launch an express train service between Bengaluru and Vijayapura.
The demand comes following the completion of the 9.60-km double-line railway work between Alamatti and Wandal, which has been open for traffic since March 25, the Minister's office said in a statement on Wednesday.
"He has written a letter regarding this on March 30 to Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Minister V Somanna," it said.
In the letter, Patil stated that the Alamatti–Wandal section, part of the Gadag–Hotgi double-line project, has now been completed. During an earlier meeting, it was mentioned that once this work was finished, an express train between Bengaluru and Vijayapura could be introduced. He has now requested that this be given priority.
He highlighted that thousands of people from Vijayapura and Bagalkote districts travel daily to Bengaluru for education, healthcare, administrative work, and business, and this train service would greatly benefit them.
According to him, currently, the train journey between the two cities takes about 15 hours, which is inconvenient.
He stressed the need to reduce this travel time to around 10 hours.
The minister also requested that trains departing from Bengaluru be given a limited stops upto Hubballi, and that trains proceeding to Vijayapura should be routed via the Hubballi and Gadag bypass lines.
