Mangaluru: Temple priest in Thumbay arrested for sexual abuse of minor stepdaughter
Bantwal: The priest of a temple in Thumbay was arrested by the Bantwal Rural Police recently, on charges of sexually abusing his stepdaughter, who is a minor, and leading the girl to become pregnant. The arrested accused has been identified as Venkatesh Karanth, a resident of Rama Nivas, Thumbay.
In the police complaint, Karanth has been accused of sexually abusing his stepdaughter repeatedly for several months. The girl is said to be in her fifth month of pregnancy now.
The father of the victim had died in an accident, after which, the girl’s mother married Karanth. The girl was living with the couple, the sources said.
The Rural Police have registered a POCSO case against Karanth. The accused was presented before the court who has remanded him to judicial custody.
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First set of citizenship certificates issued under CAA, 14 people granted Indian nationality
New Delhi (PTI): The first set of citizenship certificates under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) was issued Wednesday here to 14 people, starting the process of granting Indian nationality to persecuted non-Muslims migrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla handed over the certificates to the 14 people after their applications were processed online through a designated portal, an official spokesperson said.
The CAA was enacted in December 2019 for granting Indian nationality to persecuted non-Muslim migrants from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan who came to India on or before December 31, 2014. These include Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis and Christians.
After the enactment, the CAA got the president's assent but the rules under which the Indian citizenship was granted were issued only on March 11 this year after over four years delay.
