Four arrested in Ulaibettu murder, rape of eight-year-old girl
Mangaluru: Police have arrested four accused in connection with the murder of an 8-year-old girl on the premises of the Tiles Factory in Parari near Ulaibettu. In a press conference, the city police Commissioner N. Shashikumar said “The arrested have been accused of rape and murder of the minor girl”, he informed.
The accused have been identified as Jai Singh (21), Mukesh Singh (20), Manish Tirki (33), and Muneesh Singh (20).
Reportedly, Jai Singh, Mukesh Singh, and Manish Tirki were working as labourers at the Tiles Factory in Parari, while Muneesh Singh was working as a daily wage labourer at Puttur. The four of them are friends, it is learned. While three of the accused are originally residents of Penna District in Madhya Pradesh, one of them is a resident of Ranchi in Jharkhand. The police commissioner revealed that among the accused, two of them are 22-year-olds, one of them is a 21-year-old and another accused is 33-years of age.
Revealing the details about the horrendous crime, the Police commissioner said, “On November 21, the accused abducted the 8-year-old minor who was playing outside on the compound of the Tiles Factory. Afterward, the accused raped the minor and strangled her to death”, he said.
DCPs Hariram Shankar, Dinesh Kumar, ACP Ranjit Bhandaru, and Ravish Nayak were present at the press conference.
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Minister Patil chairs industry meetings to chart growth for key sectors in Karnataka
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Minister M B Patil on Tuesday chaired meetings with industry representatives from the aerospace and defence, machine tools, auto/EV, and green energy sectors to discuss sector growth and government support measures.
The meetings were attended by leading industrialists and their representatives, with some participating virtually.
Speaking on the occasion, the minister for Large and Medium Industries said Karnataka is at the forefront of the country’s aerospace and defence sectors.
He noted that Suzuki and Toyota plan to launch aerial taxi services in Japan by 2028, with Bengaluru-based Sasmos supplying electrical equipment for the project.
Industrialists suggested introducing similar “fly-taxi” services in Karnataka through an appropriate policy, which Patil said would be examined seriously.
The minister highlighted the need to establish testing centres and Common Facility Centres for the aerospace and defence industries and assured that these facilities would be provided.
Suggestions were also made to prepare a comprehensive roadmap for sector growth.
Karnataka has urged the Central Government to approve Defence Corridor projects in the Bengaluru North–Kolar–Chikkaballapur and Dharawada–Vijayapura–Belagavi regions.
Industrialists also suggested a corridor between Bengaluru and Mysuru, Patil said.
He said Karnataka aims to become a hub for defence electronics manufacturing, with plans to establish a 200-acre Defence Electronics Park and a 100-acre Avionics and Sensor Park.
These projects will be implemented once the Special Investment Region is operational, and land availability will not be an issue.
On the machine tools sector, Patil said the industry has recorded an annual turnover of Rs 36,500 crore and is witnessing steady growth.
Large-scale exhibitions have increased demand, and the state must strengthen its capabilities to develop control systems for heavy machinery. One testing unit is already operational in Bengaluru, with another planned for Tumakuru. Expansion of vocational training institutes in industrial areas is also underway.
In the Auto and EV sector, Vision Group members highlighted the need for a network of dry ports and more EV charging stations across the state.
Patil noted that the Tata Group is manufacturing EV buses in Dharawada for nationwide supply. Plans for mini excavator production and export facilitation were also discussed, along with the establishment of a testing facility for two-wheeler EVs.
For the Green Energy sector, the group emphasised the need for a suitable policy on battery-based energy storage and the establishment of data centres.
Patil assured that the government will seriously consider all suggestions and respond positively.
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