Pregnant woman rape, murder case: accused gets death sentence
Kundapur: The Kundapur Additional Sessions Court convicted Prashant Mogaveera to death in the rape and murder of a pregnant woman three years ago.
The district court judge Prakash Khanderi sentenced the victim to 10 years for raping a pregnant woman, ten years for theft, four years for attempt to kidnap, one year for illegally entering the house, and a death sentence for killing a woman and her fetal.
Hundreds of people had gathered in front of the court in the wake of the verdict.
On April 11, 2015, Prashanth, had arrived at a house in Moodugopadi asking for drinking water. When the resident of the home, a pregnant woman opened the door, he allegedly raped her.
The pregnant woman Indira was then murdered by him with a boulder. He then fled away from the spot after robbing her necklace. However, he was nabbed by the Kundapur police, who saw him running with blood-soaked clothes.
The court had rejected his bail, and after three years, on February 14, the court had finally declared him guilty, after all the allegations were proved against him.
Various organizations had staged protests demanding harsh punishment for the accused.
Kundapur Senior Advocate Ravikiran Murdeshwara was appointed as a special government prosecutor at the request of the family of the deceased.
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Agra man arrested for harassing, touching inappropriately Czech tourist visiting Taj Mahal
Agra, Apr 6 (PTI): A man was arrested for allegedly harassing and touching inappropriately a tourist from the Czech Republic visiting the Taj Mahal, police said on Sunday.
The alleged incident occurred on April 3 and the arrest was made after a thorough investigation, they said.
In a written complaint at the Tourist police station, the woman alleged that she was "touched inappropriately and harassed" while walking along the Shamshan Ghat Road around 1 pm, they added.
The police registered a case and began a probe, deploying multiple teams to nab the accused.
Assistant Commissioner of Police (Taj Security) Syed Areeb Ahmed said, "A case was registered on the complaint of the foreign woman. Several teams were deployed to search for the accused. (Footage from) several CCTV cameras covering the area was scanned. After investigation, the accused Karan Rathore was arrested on Sunday."
The woman has identified Rathore as the accused and he has been taken into custody, the officer said.
