Puttur: RSS, BJP leader granted bail in rape case of minor Dalit girl
Puttur: The RSS, BJP leader Kudkadi Narayana Rai, who had recently been arrested under the POCSO and Dalit Violence (Prevention of Atrocities) Act - in the rape of a minor Dalit girl from Badagannur village, which resulted in her pregnancy and subsequent birthing of a child- was granted conditional bail by the fifth additional District sessions court in Puttur.
A case had been registered against Narayana Rai for repeatedly raping a Dalit girl who was working as a domestic help in his residence which resulted in her pregnancy and birthing a child. The police had filed a case against Narayana Rai based on a statement made by the victim to a judge. Amid this, the fifth additional District Sessions Court at Puttur has dismissed the application for the accused's anticipatory bail.
Earlier in the case, a relative of the victim named Satish had been arrested by police. He had also been sentenced to judicial custody.
But, Dalit organizations staged a protest in front of the Sampya police station demanding the arrest of Narayana Rai, the real accused in the case. Setting a deadline for the arrest of the accused, the protesters had issued a warning of laying siege outside the DYSP’s office.
Amid this, Narayana Rai had surrendered to the court on the background of legal complications in the Dalit Violence Prevention Act leading to the dismissal of his anticipatory bail.
Narayana Rai, who surrendered to the court, was taken into custody by the police for further proceedings. At the same time, he was admitted to the Puttur Government Hospital during police custody as his health deteriorated. Subsequently, the fifth additional District Sessions Court of Puttur had rejected the application for Narayana Rai's bail and sentenced him to judicial custody.
The police had filed an indictment in connection with the case after the accused Narayana Rai's bail application was dismissed. Receiving the second bail application seeking bail, the Fifth Additional District Sessions Court granted conditional bail to accused Narayana Rai.
Advocate Mahesh Kaje represented the accused and presented arguments on behalf of the accused, it is learned.
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'Dictatorship' going on in country is unacceptable: Arvind Kejriwal
Chandigarh (PTI): Attacking the BJP, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the "dictatorship" allegedly going on in the country is unacceptable and the nation has never seen such a period in the past 75 years.
Kejriwal was addressing Punjab AAP workers and leaders, including MLAs, in Amritsar and asked them to put in their best to ensure AAP's victory in all the 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab.
He slammed the BJP, accusing it of putting all rival party leaders in jail.
"The dictatorship that is going on in our country is not acceptable. India has never seen such a period in the past 75 years, putting opposition leaders in jail," said Kejriwal.
He even sought to liken the situation in India with that of Russia.
"Like in Russia, (Vladimir) Putin had either sent all rival leaders in jail or got them killed and then conducted the elections and got 87 per cent votes. When there is no opposition, you will be the only one who will get votes," he said.
"They put me in jail, (former Delhi deputy CM) Manish Sisodia was put in jail, Congress party's bank account was attached, (they) are troubling TMC, (Tamil Nadu CM MK) Stalin's ministers have been put in jail.
"Put everyone in jail. Then only one party and one leader will remain but democracy will not survive. We do not have to let this happen," said Kejriwal.
Kejriwal came to Punjab on Thursday and held a roadshow in support of AAP's Amritsar candidate Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal.
