Thieves make away with Gold worth lakhs of rupees from Jewellery shop in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: In an incident reported from Bhavanthi Street in Car Street locality of the city, thieves made away with more than one kilogram of gold and other ornaments worth lakhs of rupees after they broke into a jewellery shop by drilling hole into the shop’s wall.
The incident came to light on Tuesday but since the shop was closed since Saturday evening it is not yet ascertained as when the incident took place.
The shop, identified as Aruna Jewellers belongs to Anil Shet, and is located at Bhavanthi Street here and was closed since Saturday. The thieves drilled a hole into the shop’s wall from the backend of the shop and entered the store to rob it. Jewellery boxes were found dumped near the hole drilled on the wall and at various places inside the shop.
Bunder Police officials reached the spot and registered a case and further investigations are underway. The police teams have recovered fingerprints from the crime scene and are also examining CCTV footages.
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Kerala: Court imposes 41-year jail term on man for sexual assault of minor
Kozhikode (Kerala) (PTI): A Kerala court on Wednesday sentenced a man to 41 years in prison for sexually assaulting a minor boy near Valayam in 2021.
Nadapuram Fast Track Special Court judge K Naushad Ali sentenced 64-year-old Panchara Musa, also known as Ganapathiyat Musa, under various provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC), according to special public prosecutor Manoj Aroor.
As the sentences are to run concurrently, the convict will have to serve the highest term of 20 years’ imprisonment, SPP Aroor said. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 52,000 on Musa.
The incident took place in August 2021 when the accused allegedly took the 14-year-old boy to a bus stop in Valayam town and sexually assaulted him, the prosecutor said. The accused also gave Rs 50 to the boy, he added.
Following the incident, the boy and his father lodged a complaint at the Valayam police station.
A case under various provisions of the POCSO Act and the IPC was registered, and the accused was subsequently arrested, the SPP said.
The prosecution examined 16 witnesses and submitted 16 documents to substantiate its case against the accused, he added.
