Sexual harassment to school boys: Scribe held under POCSO Act
Kundapura, November 28: Byndoor police on Wednesday arrested a journalist from Kundapura under POCSO Act on charges of sexually abusing the boys.
The arrested has been identified as Chandra K Hemmadi (40) of Hemmadi near Kundapura. Under the pretext of showing the road, he took a boy to the forest and sexually harassed him. Later, the victim has gone home and informed his father. Based on a complaint lodged by his father, the police arrested the accused.
During investigation, the police found that he has sexually abused more than 10 boys in the last five-six years. He has been working as a reporter in a newspaper at Hemmadi. He was married two years ago and has a son.
Police said that they would identify the students who were abused sexually by him and make them to undergo counseling to get more details on the accused and book more cases. It is said that the police may produce the accused before the court either today night or tomorrow morning. Byndoor police registered a case.
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Delhi: Boy stabbed to death over 'controversial' social media comments, 2 juveniles held
New Delhi (PTI): A 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death at Ramleela ground in northwest Delhi for allegedly making social media comments that police described as "controversial", an official said on Wednesday.
According to the police, the assailants, also minors, attacked him with a knife, inflicting multiple stab wounds.
"A PCR call was received in the Shalimar Bagh Police Station regarding an injured boy lying in Ramleela ground. The police team reached the spot and found him with multiple stab wounds," a police officer said.
He was working as a labourer in a banquet hall for the last two days, the officer said. An FIR was registered and the police apprehended two juveniles in the case.
Preliminary investigation reveals that the deceased was stabbed due to an ongoing enmity, the officer said.
During questioning, the accused told the police that the victim had made "controversial comments" against them on social media. Following which, they intercepted him at Ramleela ground and stabbed him. He died on the spot, officer said.
"We have recovered a dagger and the victim's mobile phone. Further investigation in the case is underway," he added.
