Mangaluru: Sexual harassment accused gets 10 yrs RI
Mangaluru, Dec 15: The Second Additional Principal District and Sessions Court and POCSO Special Court on Saturday convicted a person to 10 years rigorous imprisonment on charges of sexually harassing a four-year-old girl and slapped a fine of Rs 10,000.
The convicted has been identified as Chandrashekar alias Rajesh (49) of Kankanady. If he failed to pay the fine amount, he has to undergo six months more rigorous imprisonment. Out of the total penalty amount, Rs 7,500 has to be given to the victim as compensation, the court said.
About the incident
The convicted was working as a painter and living with his wife and children at a village near Asaigoli in the city. The family members of the victim were residing in the adjacent house and the girl used to go to the house of Chandrashekhar to watch television. On July 23, 2016, when the girl came to his home, Chandrashekar sexually harassed the girl.
After knowing the incident, mother of the girl lodged a complaint against Chandrashekar at Konaje police station. Police registered a case under POCSO Act and when conducted medical examination on the girl, it was found that the girl was sexually abused.
After investigation, then Konaje police station inspector Ashok submitted a charge sheet to the court. Judge BR Pallavi announced the verdict on Saturday. Special public prosecutor C Venkataramana Swamy argued in favour of the victim.
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'India stands in solidarity': PM speaks to UAE president, condemns attacks on Gulf nation
New Delhi (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday night spoke to the President of the UAE, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and strongly condemned the attacks on the Gulf nation, saying India stands in solidarity with the UAE in these difficult times.
Mod also thanked the UAE president for taking care of the Indian community living in the Gulf nation, and said New Delhi supports de-escalation, regional peace, security and stability.
"Spoke with President of the UAE, my brother Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Strongly condemned the attacks on the UAE and condoled the loss of lives in these attacks. India stands in solidarity with the UAE in these difficult times.
"Thanked him for taking care of the Indian community living in the UAE. We support de-escalation, regional peace, security and stability," Modi wrote on X.
Iranian strikes across the UAE in the past two days have resulted in three fatalities and injuries to 58 people, including an Indian national, officials confirmed on Sunday.
The Indian Embassy in the UAE, in a social media post, said it was aware of the injury to the Indian national and was in touch with the hospital authorities.
The UAE's defence ministry said it intercepted 165 ballistic missiles, of which 152 were destroyed, and 13 drowned in the sea.
It also destroyed two cruise missiles and 541 Iranian drones, 506 of which were shot down, the ministry said.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a coordinated US-Israeli airstrike on Tehran early Saturday, with the Iranian state media confirming the death on Sunday.
Iran began firing missiles at Israel and the Arab countries in the region in retaliation for the killing of its supreme leader.
