National Disaster Response Force's team arrives in Mangaluru ahead of Monsoon in Coastal Karnataka
Mangaluru: As the monsoon season approaches the Coastal Karnataka, a team of National Disaster Response Force arrived in Mangaluru on Monday morning as a precautionary measure.
A 30-member team of NDRF arrived in the city on Monday from Andhra Pradesh’s Vijayawada District. The team will stay in the city for three months. The team will monitor the Coastal Karnataka and carry out rescue and relief operations in case of any emergency during monsoon.
Meanwhile, the Dakshina Kannada District has been under the monsoon clouds with timely showers from Sunday evening indicating the beginning of Monsoon in the district.
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60-year-old man arrested under POCSO Act on rape charges in Surathkal
Surathkal: A 60-year-old man from Chelairu here was arrested by the Surathkal Police, who had earlier registered a case against him under the POCSO Act following a complaint by a girl alleging that he had raped her.
The arrested man, Sundar Poojari, is accused of raping the girl when she was on her way home through an interior road near Mukka after getting off a bus.
The police stated in their preliminary report that the incident occurred in October. As the girl was in depression following the incident, her mother took her for a medical check-up, during which the girl revealed that she had been raped.
Based on the complaint filed by the girl, the Surathkal Police registered a case against Poojari and initiated further legal action.
