Hotel owner accused of sexually abusing boy held
Mangaluru (PTI): The owner of a hotel in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka has been arrested on the charge of sexually abusing a minor boy who had gone to the hotel to buy food, police said on Friday.
The accused is learnt to have taken place two months ago when he took the boy to a nearby farm and sexually abused him, the police said.
The hotel owner made a similar attempt on October 4, too. When the boy resisted, the accused assaulted and threatened to kill him, they said. Following this, the victim narrated the incident to his parents, who lodged a complaint and got the accused arrested, they added.
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Watch: Iranian drone strikes building in Bahrain’s Manama, Al Jazeera verifies video
Manama: A video circulating on social media showing a drone striking a building in Manama, the capital of Bahrain, has been verified by Al Jazeera, confirming its authenticity.
Earlier, the news network, citing Bahrain’s Interior Ministry, had reported that several residential buildings were targeted in the incident.
The verified footage shows an Iranian drone hitting a tower in Manama.
A loud explosion is heard at the moment of impact, followed by a large fire and thick plumes of smoke billowing from the building.
🚨 #BREAKING | Iranian Shahed kamikaze drone struck a building near the US Navy’s 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain!
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Retaliation for US-Israel strikes on Iran. Footage shows the direct hit in Manama.
Situation escalating fast in the Gulf...#Iran #Bahrain #USNavy #MiddleEast pic.twitter.com/VvlrRnE8R3
