Mangaluru: Teacher sentenced to 5 years for sexual harassment of minor student
Mangaluru: The Additional District and Sessions Court (POCSO FTC-1) has sentenced a teacher to five years in prison and imposed a fine of ₹10,000 for sexually harassing a minor girl student.
The convicted individual, Guruvappa Mogera, a 49-year-old resident of Kallamundkur in the Hathyadka Arasinamakki area, was accused of sexual misconduct towards the student. It was reported that the teacher, while in his profession, would call students to a separate room in the school under the pretext of discussing doubts related to their lessons. He allegedly called individual students into the room and subjected them to sexual harassment, leading to complaints being filed with the school principal.
On March 12, 2024, one student reported that the teacher had harassed her twice. Following this, a case was registered at the Women’s Police Station. Four other students also came forward with similar complaints.
In the proceedings of the case, Judge D. Vinay of the District and Sessions Court (POCSO FTC-1) examined the evidence and sentenced the teacher under IPC Section 354 (sexual harassment) to one year of simple imprisonment and a fine of ₹2,000; if the fine is not paid, an additional three months of imprisonment will be imposed. Under POCSO Section 10, he received a five-year sentence and a fine of ₹5,000, with a one-year imprisonment for non-payment. Additionally, under POCSO Section 12, he was sentenced to three years and a fine of ₹3,000, with a one-year imprisonment for non-payment.
The court also ordered that ₹1 lakh be paid as compensation to the victim by the Legal Services Authority.
In connection with the case, Women's Police Station Sub-Inspector Shivrudramma S. submitted the charge sheet. Special Public Prosecutor Sahanadevi Boluru argued on behalf of the student.
Following the Supreme Court's directive to treat POCSO cases with seriousness and to expedite the hearings in court, a verdict has been delivered in this case in just seven months.
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Karnataka Milk Federation enters Delhi-NCR, offers competitive pricing on Nandini products
New Delhi, Nov 21: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday launched the Karnataka Milk Federation's (KMF) Nandini brand milk products in the Delhi-NCR market, pricing them marginally lower than competitors to gain a foothold in the region.
The cooperative will retail four cow milk variants, curd, and buttermilk from Friday, with competitive pricing that undercuts established players like Mother Dairy and Amul.
Cow milk will be sold at Rs 56 per litre, full Cream Milk at Rs 67 per litre, Standardised Milk at Rs 61 per litre, Toned Milk at Rs 55 per litre, and curd at Rs 74 per kg.
"We have surplus milk in the state. KMF along with Mandya Milk Union will market surplus milk of 3-4 lakh litres per day in Delhi-NCR," Siddaramaiah told reporters after launching the products.
The federation currently collects 100 lakh litres of milk daily, with local consumption at 60 lakh litres, leaving a surplus of 40 lakh litres for expansion into new markets.
However, the Chief Minister acknowledged the challenges of transporting milk over 2,500 km, which takes 50-54 hours.
There is a need to find new markets for surplus milk and gradually the KMF should be able to sell 5-6 lakh litres per day in Delhi-NCR, he added.
KMF Chairman LBP Bheemanaik assured that milk quality would be maintained during transit.
The federation has already partnered with 40 dealers in the Delhi-NCR region to facilitate sales, he added.
With a robust infrastructure of 26.76 lakh milk producers, 15,737 dairy cooperative societies, and 15 district milk unions, KMF has a turnover of Rs 25,000 crore and exports dairy products to over 25 countries.
State Animal Husbandry Minister K Venkatesh and Agriculture Minister N Cheluvarayaswamy were present at the product launch.
ದೇಶದ ಹಾಲು ಉತ್ಪಾದನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಗುಜರಾತ್ ಮೊದಲ ಸ್ಥಾನದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದರೆ, ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಎರಡನೇ ಸ್ಥಾನದಲ್ಲಿದೆ.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) November 21, 2024
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