Sexual assault on 5-year-old girl in Udupi
Minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar directs immediate action for arrest
Udupi: A five-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by an unidentified man near the PPC area in Udupi city on Thursday afternoon.
The accused, believed to be around 30 years old, carried out the act, and a case was registered at the Udupi Women’s Police Station based on the complaint filed by the girl's parents.
Taking the incident seriously, Women and Child Development Minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar, who also holds the position of District In-Charge Minister, has directed the authorities to immediately locate and arrest the accused.
Minister Hebbalkar, who is receiving treatment at the hospital for injuries sustained in an accident, immediately contacted the District SP and the Deputy Commissioner to gather details about the incident.
“The accused must be arrested immediately, and the girl should be provided with all necessary assistance,” the minister instructed the Deputy Commissioner and the Superintendent of Police.
Public assistance sought in identifying the accused.
The suspect's photograph has been captured by local CCTV cameras, and the Udupi Women’s Police Station has appealed to the public to provide any information regarding the individual.
Contact numbers for reporting information:
Control Room: 9480805400
Police Inspector, Women’s Station: 9480805430
Women’s Station: 08202525599
Police Sub-Inspector, Women’s Station: 8277988949
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
