Mahila Congress holds protest demanding arrest of Prajwal Revanna in sex scandal case
Mangaluru: Today, the District Women's Congress staged a protest demanding the immediate arrest of Prajwal Revanna. Led by Shalet Pinto, president of the district women's unit, the demonstrators gathered in front of the Congress office in Mallikatte.
Chanting slogans calling for Prajwal's arrest and justice for women, the protesters voiced their discontent with the handling of the case. Shalet Pinto accused the BJP, led by Prime Minister Modi, of shielding him from accountability. She questioned the BJP's commitment to the "Beti Bachao" (Save Daughter) initiative, highlighting the silence on the pen drive.
Former Chief Minister Kumaraswamy's remarks about women beung misled by Congress guarantees were rebuffed, with Shalet Pinto asserting that it was JDS leaders who had strayed from principles, resulting in the suffering of numerous women and their families. Urging for Prajwal's immediate arrest and stringent punishment, she spoke on the necessity of ensuring women's safety for the protection of the nation.
The protesters condemned the BJP and its ally JDS for failing to safeguard women, asserting that only the Congress could lead the country to development.
Shantala Gatti, Sasikala, Tanveer Shah, Sarika Pujari, and Shahul Hameed, among others were present.
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Dalit couple beaten, made to wear garlands of shoes in MP; 10 persons booked
Ashok Nagar (MP) (PTI): An elderly Dalit couple has been allegedly beaten up and made to wear garlands of shoes in Madhya Pradesh's Ashok Nagar district, police said on Sunday.
The couple's son had allegedly been involved in an eve-teasing incident, they said.
A case has been registered against 10 persons who were at large in connection with the incident of thrashing the couple which took place on Friday in Kilora village under Mungaoli police station limits, an official said.
The couple's son had been allegedly involved in eve-teasing the wife of one of the accused following which the Dalit family left the village, Mungaoli police station in-charge Gabbar Singh Gurjar said.
The couple came to the village recently, he said.
On Friday, the accused allegedly tied the 65-year-old man Dalit man and his wife aged 60 to a pole, beat them up and made them wear garlands of shoes, the official said.
Following a complaint by the victim woman, the police on Saturday registered a case against 10 persons under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 147 (rioting), 149 (unlawful assembly with common objective), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 294 (obscene act) and 506 (criminal intimidation) as well as provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, he said.
All the accused were absconding and efforts were on to trace them, the police added.
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