Mangaluru: Police nabs two-wheeler thief; stolen two-wheelers worth 1.01 Lakh recovered
Mangaluru: The Mangaluru City Police on Wednesday arrested a young man identified as Shaneez (23), a resident of Thokkottu in connection with a case of theft of two-wheelers in the city limits.
Meanwhile, the police had initiated an operation to track down the stolen two-wheelers in the Kankanady and Bendorwell areas under the Kadri Police Station limits.
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Shaneez was reportedly arrested during a police inspection near the Pumpwell flyover, the accused who was traveling on a scooter without a number plate was detained and later interrogated upon which the crime came to light, the police said.
Furthermore, the police revealed that the accused was found to be in possession of two stolen two-wheeler vehicles worth Rs 1.01 lakhs. The accused 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.
