Mangaluru: Four held for attempt to loot ATM using earthmover in Surathkal, presented before court
Surathkal: Local police officers have arrested four men who had been a part of a group of miscreants that attempted to loot an ATM situated at the Jayashree Commercial Complex near the Vidyadayini School in Surathkal using an earthmover.
The four arrested men have been identified as Devaraj Naik alias Devu (24), a resident of Begur in Shikaripura taluk in Shivamogga district; Bharat JG (20), who lives near the Doddathanda Sevalal Temple; Nagaraj Naik alias Nagu (21), who lives near the government school in Modalina Kere; and Dhanraj Naik alias Dhanu (22) a resident of Doddathanda in Begur village, who is learned to have provided financial aid to the looters.
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Following the attempt to loot the ATM on the night of August 3, a case had been registered at the Surathkal Police Station. The police officers have arrested the four men and confiscated a motorbike worth Rs 50,000, the earthmover and two Android mobile phones that had been used by the arrested men.
The Surathkal police officers have presented the arrested men before court. Three men who were directly involved in the attempt to loot the ATM have been sent to police custody for three days while the fourth arrested has been remanded in judicial custody.
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Kerala: Court imposes 41-year jail term on man for sexual assault of minor
Kozhikode (Kerala) (PTI): A Kerala court on Wednesday sentenced a man to 41 years in prison for sexually assaulting a minor boy near Valayam in 2021.
Nadapuram Fast Track Special Court judge K Naushad Ali sentenced 64-year-old Panchara Musa, also known as Ganapathiyat Musa, under various provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC), according to special public prosecutor Manoj Aroor.
As the sentences are to run concurrently, the convict will have to serve the highest term of 20 years’ imprisonment, SPP Aroor said. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 52,000 on Musa.
The incident took place in August 2021 when the accused allegedly took the 14-year-old boy to a bus stop in Valayam town and sexually assaulted him, the prosecutor said. The accused also gave Rs 50 to the boy, he added.
Following the incident, the boy and his father lodged a complaint at the Valayam police station.
A case under various provisions of the POCSO Act and the IPC was registered, and the accused was subsequently arrested, the SPP said.
The prosecution examined 16 witnesses and submitted 16 documents to substantiate its case against the accused, he added.
