Puttur: Married man rapes a girl, arrested
Puttur: Before the district could forget the gang rape incident of a college student which rocked the district, a married man has been arrested for raping a girl.
The accused has been identified as Sanjeev Poojary, a resident of Palaneeru of Madnooru village in Puttur taluk. Puttur rural police have arrested him.
It has been alleged that Sanjeev forcibly took the girl to a deserted area and sexually assaulted her in Papemajal, a village in Ariyadka village in the limits of Puttur police station, on Friday.
DK District Police Superintendent BM Lakshmiprasad visited Puttur and obtained details about the girl's health at a government hospital. The subjected the accused to interrogation at the Puttur Rural Police Station.
MLA condemned the incident
Puttur MLA Sanjeeva Matandoor has condemned the rape case. He has appealed advocate community not to advocate on behalf of the accused.
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Supreme Court grants bail to MLA Vinay Kulkarni in Yogish Gowda murder case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has granted bail to Congress MLA Vinay Kulkarni in connection with the murder of BJP Zilla Panchayat member Yogish Gowda from Hebballi in Dharwad district.
A bench headed by Justice Sanjay Karol passed the order granting bail to Kulkarni.
Earlier, following the cancellation of his bail, Kulkarni had surrendered before the Special Court for MPs and MLAs. His recent bail plea had also been rejected by the High Court.
Subsequently, Kulkarni approached the Supreme Court, which has now granted him bail.
