Rape on minor girl: Two including father arrested
Konaje, August 03: Konaje police arrested two persons including the father of a minor girl who is allegedly raped at Pavur in Konaje police station limits, and registered a case under POCSO Act.
The arrested were identified as Hanumantha Laggapura, father of the girl, and Vivek of Killur in Pavur village.
The minor girl hailed from Bagalkot district. Seven years back, her family had migrated from Bagalkot to Mangaluru and stayed at Kamblapadavu. Since last year, they were living in a rented house belonging to Kiran Shetty at Killur. The girl studied upto 9th standard in a local school and when she had been to her native place for summer vacation, she revealed the truth with her aunt that her father was sexually harassing her. In view of this, a case was filed against her father at Bagalkot police station in May and handed over the case to Children’s Welfare department.
After the investigation, the police have transferred the case to Konaje police station in Mangaluru. When the Mangaluru police conducted counseling on the girl, they did not get proper answer. Later, she was subjected to medical check-up and it was confirmed that she was raped. When the Children’s Welfare department again conducted counselling on her, she revealed the name Vivek Shetty of Killur. Based on her information, the police arrested both of them. PSI Ashok P, head constable Sukalatha, police Ashok and Kankanady police station PSI Janaki participated in the investigation.
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EAC-PM Chairman Bibek Debroy passes away
New Delhi (PTI): Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) Chairman Bibek Debroy passed away this morning, a senior EAC-PM official said.
He was admitted to AIIMS.
Debroy (69) was educated in Ramakrishna Mission School, Narendrapur; Presidency College, Kolkata; Delhi School of Economics; and Trinity College, Cambridge.
He had worked in Presidency College, Kolkata; Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune; Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Delhi; and also as the Director of a Ministry of Finance/UNDP project on legal reforms.
He was also a Member of NITI Aayog up to June 5, 2019. He has authored/edited several books, papers and popular articles and has also been a Consulting/Contributing Editor with several newspapers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled Debroy's passing and called him a "towering scholar".
"Dr Bibek Debroy ji was a towering scholar, well-versed in diverse domains like economics, history, culture, politics, spirituality and more. Through his works, he left an indelible mark on India's intellectual landscape. Beyond his contributions to public policy, he enjoyed working on our ancient texts, making them accessible to the youth," he said in a post on X.
He also shared a picture of himself with Debroy.
