Mangaluru; College student abduction and rape case: Rapist gets 7 years rigorous imprisonment
Mangaluru, June 20: The 6th additional principal and district sessions court on Wednesday sentenced a person to seven years rigorous imprisonment on charges of introducing himself to a college student through WhatsApp, abducted and raped her.
The convicted is identified as Irshad (27) of Kuminadka in Bantwal taluk.
Though the rape allegation was confirmed on Tuesday, the judge reserved the verdict for Wednesday. Under IPC Section 366 (abduction), Irshad has to undergo three years rigorous imprisonment and pay Rs 5000 penalty. If he failed to pay penalty, he has to undergo two months additional imprisonment. In rape charges under Section 376, he has to undergo seven years rigorous imprisonment and pay a penalty of Rs 10,000 and if failed to pay the penalty, he should undergo three months additional imprisonment. In the illegal detention charges under Section 342, and threatening under Section 506, he should undergo additional three months and four months imprisonment respectively, the judge said.
About the incident
An 18-year-old girl studying in a college was included into a WhatsApp group by her friend. In the same group, she was introduced to another student called Rafa. Though the student left the WhatsApp group, Rafa used to message her and she used to respond to those messages. After some days, Rafa wished her for her birthday and informed her to accept a flower bouquet sent through one of the Rafa’s relative. Following this, Irshad had visited the college and gave her the flower bouquet and wished her. After a few days, she shared her problem with Rafa that she was late to classes as she could not reach the college on time from her village. Responding to this, Rafa said she would take her to her village as she will have to go to Mangaluru. The student believed Rafa’s words.
On June 20, 2015 at 7.30 am, a car would come to the place where the student was waiting and Irshad was driving the car. After seeing Irshad, she asked about Rafa. But Irshad said she would get into the car after some time. Believing his words, the student got into the car. Later, Irshad threatened her and took her to Dharwad. When the student did not turn up to the home even after evening, her family members lodged a complaint at Bantwal police station. During the same time, Irshad family members also filed a missing complaint.
After taking her to Dharwad, he got a room at a lodge and raped her in the room. Next day, he took her to Gadag and Hubballi and raped her, it was alleged in the complaint.
Truth uncovered
But in Hubballi, Irshad disclosed the truth before the student. He admitted that he was sending the WhatsApp messages in the name of Rafa. The student came to know that she was cheated. While investigating the missing case, the police managed to take both of them into custody on June 25. When the student was brought to Mangaluru and tested in a hospital, it was confirmed that she was raped.
When she was at the hospital, she came to know that Irshad was married. This has shocked her. She had lodged a case against Irshad in Bantwal police station. Then inspector Belliyappa filed the charge sheet against Irshad to the court under abduction (366), rape (376), illegal detention (342) and threat (506). In the case, total 22 witnesses including lodge records, statements from the staff and doctors report were considered. Judith O M Crasta argued in favour of the government.
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Cong cites Kangana's purported remarks to accuse BJP of wanting to bring back repealed farm laws
New Delhi, Sep 24: The Congress on Tuesday cited BJP MP Kangana Ranaut's purported remarks on farm laws to allege that the ruling party was making efforts to bring back the three laws that were repealed in 2021, and asserted that Haryana will give a befitting reply to it.
The Congress shared on X an undated video of Ranaut in which she is purportedly saying in Hindi, "Farm laws that have been repealed should be brought back. I think this may get controversial. The laws in farmers' interest be brought back. Farmers should themselves demand this (to bring farm laws back) so that there is no hindrance to their prosperity.
"Farmers are a pillar of strength in India's progress. Only in some states, they had objected to farm laws. I appeal with folded hands that farm laws should be brought back in the interest of farmers."
In a post in Hindi along with the video, the Congress said, "The three black laws imposed on farmers should be brought back: BJP MP Kangana Ranaut has said this. More than 750 farmers of the country were martyred, only then did the Modi government wake up and these black laws were withdrawn."
Now BJP MPs are planning to bring back these laws, the Congress alleged.
"The Congress is with the farmers. These black laws will never return, no matter how hard Narendra Modi and his MPs try," the opposition party said on X.
Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate also shared the video of Ranaut on X and said, "'All three farm laws should be brought back': BJP MP Kangana Ranaut. More than 750 farmers were martyred while protesting against the three black farmer laws. Efforts are being made to bring them back."
"We will never let that happen. Haryana will answer first," she said in an apparent reference to the assembly polls in Haryana.
Congress' media and publicity department head Pawan Khera also shared the video on X and said it was the BJP's "real thinking".
"How many times will you deceive the farmers, you two-faced people?" Khera said in a post in Hindi.
The three laws -- Farmer's Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act; The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Act; and The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act -- were repealed in November 2021.
The farmers' protest started at the fag-end of November 2020 and ended after Parliament repealed the three laws. The legislations came into force in June 2020 and were repealed in November 2021.
“तीनों किसान क़ानून वापस लाये जाने चाहिए” : BJP MP कंगना रनौत
— Supriya Shrinate (@SupriyaShrinate) September 24, 2024
जिन तीन काले किसान विरोधी क़ानूनों की मुख़ालिफ़त करते 750 से ज़्यादा किसान शहीद हो गए
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