Puttur: Puttur court has granted bail to a man who is facing charges under the POCSO Act of rape and impregnating a minor girl with the promise of marriage.
The accused Yathindra Kumar from in Santhosh Nagar of Keyyur in the taluk was arrested following a complaint filed by the girl in the Women Police Station.
The complainant told the police that she became acquainted with the accused when she was in school. He would call her during holidays to speak to her and, promising to marry her, forced her to develop a physical relationship with him. She added in her complaint that, as a result of the relationship, she turned pregnant.
Based on her complaint, a case under POCSO Act was filed against Yathindra Kumar at the Women Police Station. The accused was produced in court and sent to judicial custody.
Fifth Additional District and Sessions and POCSO Special Court judge Saritha, who heard the case, has granted the accused bail in the case.
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Hazaribag (PTI): Four Maoists, including one carrying a reward of Rs 15 lakh on his head, were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district on Friday, police officials said.
The encounter took place in the Khapia forest area within the Keredari police station limits, following a tip-off.
"Four Maoists were killed in a gunfight with joint forces in 'Operation KotiNeer'. The Maoists killed have been identified as regional committee member Sahdeo Maho, carrying a reward of Rs 15 lakh, Ranjit Ganjhu, Zonal committee member, carrying a reward of Rs 10 lakh," IG, CRPF, Saket Kumar Singh told mediapersons.
The remaining two are Area Commander Budhan Karmali, carrying a reward of Rs one lakh and sub-zonal committee member Natasha, a woman who hailed from Gadchiroli in Maharashtra.
SDPO of Barkagaon, Pawan Kumar, said that no security personnel were injured in the operation.
The Maoists killed were wanted in about 80 cases.
With the encounter, only 57 Maoists are left in the state, the IG said.
A number of arms were also recovered during the operation including two AK 47 and one INSAS rifles.
The development comes close on the heels of a fierce exchange of fire between a Maoist squad headed by Misir Besra, who carries a bounty of Rs 1 crore, and police personnel on April 15 in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum. Four security personnel were injured in the encounter.
The Centre has already informed the state governments that there are no Naxal violence-affected districts in the country, more than five decades since Left Wing Extremism (LWE) originated in India.
The declaration followed a high-level security review held earlier this month by the Ministry of Home Affairs under the mandated 'National Policy and Action Plan to Address Left Wing Extremism' formulated in 2015.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah informed Parliament on March 30 that India was free from Maoists.
