Puttur court sentences man to three years imprisonment for harassing minor girl
Puttur: The Puttur 5th District Additional and Sessions Court has sentenced Muhammad Musthafa, also known as Musthafa Sheikh, a resident of Vidyapura in Kabaka village, to three years of imprisonment along with a fine of ₹20,000 under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The court delivered the verdict on Wednesday in connection with a nine-year-old case involving the harassment of a minor girl.
The incident dates back to December 3, 2015, when the accused reportedly harassed a young girl as she walked along an unpaved path near Bypadavu in Kabaka. The girl managed to escape and immediately reported the incident to her parents.
Following a complaint, the Puttur city police registered a case, carried out an investigation, and submitted a charge sheet to the court.
In addition to the three-year sentence under the POCSO Act, the court sentenced Musthafa to one month in prison and imposed a ₹500 fine under Section 341 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for wrongful restraint. Failure to pay this fine would lead to an additional week of imprisonment. Further, the POCSO sentence specifies that non-payment of the ₹20,000 fine would result in an additional six-month jail term. Justice Saritha D delivered the verdict after examining testimonies from 14 witnesses in the case.
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Baba Siddique murder case: Main shooter returned to murder spot, visited hospital to confirm death
Mumbai: In a recent development in the murder of Congress-turned-NCP leader Baba Siddique, Mumbai police have reportedly learnt that the main shooter, Shiv Kumar Gautam, returned to the spot of the firing in Bandra East shortly after the crime. Gautam also visited Lilavati Hospital to confirm that Siddique had died.
During interrogation, Gautam disclosed that after shooting Siddique, he fled the scene, changed his shirt, and disposed of the his clothing and murder weapon in a bag, which he then hid under an abandoned car just 250 meters from the crime spot. The bag, containing the shirt and pistol, was recovered by police two days later.
A police officer revealed that Gautam, after noticing police presence at the scene and hearing that Siddique was rushed to the hospital, went to Lilavati Hospital. He waited there until he received confirmation of Siddique’s death.
Baba Siddique, 66, was shot dead outside his MLA son Zeeshan Siddique’s office in the Nirmal Nagar area of Mumbai on October 12.
