Puttur: Video showing girl being gang-raped in car goes viral; police initiate investigations
Dakshina Kannada SP warns social media group admins and users against sharing video
Puttur: In a video that is going viral on local social media groups, a group of four students are seen raping a fellow female student in car reportedly in Puttur.
Taking note of the video, a Suo-Motto case has been registered at Puttur Women Police Station in this regard but no arrests have been made so far in the case.
In the video three students are seen raping the girl while the fourth member of the group is shooting the video. The accused are reportedly said to be residents of Perne and Uppinangady.
Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police Laxmi Prasad visited Puttur and took stock of the development in the investigations so far. He also warned social media users not to share the video anywhere as it is a criminal offence, while also stating that those found sharing the video will be booked under relevant laws and sections.
Speaking to Vartha Bharati about the incident Laxmi Prasad added that the incident dates back to February-March and the video is going viral now he added that a case of gang-rape has been booked and the girl has named three of the accused involved in the crime.
Social media groups are abuzz with the reports that the accused in the video are members of ABVP, student wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), however there were no concrete evidence to establish it as fact.
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Justice Nagarathna dissents on SC collegium’s recommendation of Justice Pancholi
Dissent cites seniority concerns, Gujarat High Court’s over-representation
New Delhi: Supreme Court judge B.V. Nagarathna has recorded a dissent note against the collegium’s recommendation to elevate Patna High Court Chief Justice Vipul Manubhai Pancholi to the apex court, The Indian Express reported.
The five-member collegium, comprising Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai and Justices Surya Kant, Vikram Nath, J.K. Maheshwari, and Nagarathna, reached the decision with a 4–1 split. Justice Nagarathna, the lone woman on the bench, opposed Pancholi’s elevation, citing concerns over seniority and regional representation.
Justice Pancholi ranks 57th on the all-India seniority list of high court judges. Justice Nagarathna reportedly objected to the move, noting that it came less than three months after another judge from the Gujarat High Court, Justice N.V. Anjaria, was elevated to the Supreme Court. She argued that advancing Pancholi would bypass several senior judges and further increase Gujarat’s representation at the top court, while other high courts remain underrepresented.
Her dissenting note, according to reports, emphasized that such decisions could undermine the credibility of the collegium system and have long-term consequences for the administration of justice.
Justice Pancholi, who served nearly two decades in the Gujarat High Court, was transferred to Patna High Court in July 2023 and appointed its Chief Justice in July 2025. His elevation, along with that of Justice Anjaria, was intended to maintain Gujarat’s representation in the Supreme Court following the retirements of Justices M.R. Shah and Bela Trivedi earlier this year.
With a sanctioned strength of 34 judges, the Supreme Court follows criteria of seniority, merit, integrity, and regional balance in appointments. Justice Nagarathna’s dissent highlights ongoing debates about diversity and fairness in judicial elevations.
