Ullal: Man in Kumpala arrested for raping minor stepdaughter
Ullal: The stepfather of a minor girl was arrested by Ullal Police on Sunday, under charge of raping the girl at home in Kumpala Bypass recently.
The matter came to light some time after the incident, when the girl was staying with her grandmother. A complaint was filed and a case was registered under the POCSO Act against the arrested man, identified as Aamir.
The mother of the victim had married Aamir after the death of her husband and lived with him and her daughter in a rented house in Kumpala. Aamir reportedly raped the girl at home when her mother was sleeping, thrusting a pillow into the girl’s mouth when she tried to scream.
The girl later stayed at her grandmother’s house and went to school from there. Some time later, however, she told her mother in the presence of her stepfather that he had raped her. The relatives at the grandmother’s house too had learned of the matter.
The victim was made to undergo a medical test on Saturday at a private hospital in Derlakatte, with the report confirming that she had been raped.
Ullal Police, who filed a POCSO Act case against Aamir, arrested him on Sunday.
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Veteran Congress leader Shamanuru Shivashankarappa laid to rest with full state honours
Bengaluru (PTI): Veteran Congress leader Shamanuru Shivashankarappa was laid to rest with full state honours on Monday.
The 94-year-old former minister, who passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Sunday, was cremated at the Kalleshwara Mill premises, following Veerashaiva-Lingayat traditions.
Earlier in the day, Shivashankarappa's mortal remains were brought to his native Davanagere, where they were kept at the high school grounds for the public, his followers, and well-wishers to pay their last respects.
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Expressing deep sorrow over his demise, the Karnataka government ordered that his last rites be performed with full state honours.
Both the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Council also mourned his passing, adjourning their sessions for the day after paying tributes.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM D K Shivakumar, AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa, several ministers, opposition leaders, legislators, and political figures paid their respects.
A number of seers from the Veerashaiva-Lingayat community also attended the last rites.
Shivashankarappa represented the Davanagere South Assembly constituency. He had been undergoing treatment at the hospital for some time before succumbing to age-related ailments.
The senior-most legislator in Karnataka, Shivashankarappa, was also one of the longest-serving lawmakers in the country, sources said.
He is survived by three sons, including S S Mallikarjun, the Karnataka Minister for Mines, Geology, and Horticulture, and four daughters. His daughter-in-law, Prabha Mallikarjun, is the Member of Parliament from Davanagere.
A six-time MLA, Shivashankarappa also served as a minister and an MP.
He was a prominent educationist, establishing several educational institutions, and was an industrialist.
Additionally, he served as the treasurer of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) for decades and was the president of the All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha, the apex body of the influential Veerashaiva-Lingayat community.
