Belthangady: Dharmasthala police on Saturday arrested six persons in connection with the August 6 assault on four YouTubers near Pangala Cross in Dharmasthala village.

The arrested accused have been identified as Dharmasthala residents Padmaprasad, Suhas, Guruprasad, Shashikumar, Kalander, and Chetan.

They were produced before the residence of the Belthangady magistrate on Saturday evening, where all six were granted interim bail. The court has directed them to appear before the Belthangady court on August 11.

The incident stemmed from a clash between two groups during an illegal gathering on August 6. Based on a complaint filed by Dharmasthala Sub-Inspector Samarth R. Ganiger, police registered a suo motu case at the Dharmasthala Police Station on the night of August 6 under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, Sections 189(2), 191(2), 132, 324(6), and 190, against 27 identified individuals and others.

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Jamshedpur (PTI): One person was arrested on the charge of raping a 30-year-old woman with speech impairment in Jamshedpur, a police officer said on Tuesday.

The incident occurred in the Azadnagar police station area of the city, and a case in this regard was registered based on the statement of the victim's brother on Monday.

The victim had gone to fetch water from the premises of a company on Monday evening. When she did not return even after a considerable time, family members went out in search of her and caught the accused red-handed, police said.

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The accused was a caretaker of the company.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (Patamda) Bachandeo Kujjur said due to scarcity of water in the area, the victim used to fetch water from the premises of the company.