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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Vitla police seize vehicle transporting cattle illegally
Vitla: Vitla Sub-inspector Ramakrishna has seized a vehicle that was allegedly transporting cattle illegally at Karai of Kolnadu village in Bantwal taluk. Two men in the vehicle, identified as Naveen and Chethan of Mandya, have reportedly been subjected to police questioning.
Police sources have said that the SI saw a vehicle transporting two cows and parked by the road. When he questioned the driver Naveen and Chethan, who were in the vehicle, about the cattle, he was told by the duo that the cows belonged to one Shankar, a resident of Channarayapatna. The men also told the SI that Shankar was supplying the cattle to a man in Salettur, identified as Shafi, allegedly for beef production.
Further, Naveen and Chethan confessed before the officer that they had gotten the cattle transport permit in others’ names, the sources have added.
