Woman accuses youth of repeated rape under false promise of marriage in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: A case has been registered at the Mangaluru Women Police Station, Pandeshwar, following allegations of repeated rape by a young man who promised marriage but later reneged on his commitment.
The complaint was lodged by a woman employed in a private company, who stated that she was repeatedly raped by Vinod Raj, a man she had befriended while residing in a rented house in Bikarnakatte. According to the victim, on March 23, Raj entered her home under the pretext of getting drinking water and raped her, assuring her that he would marry her.
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The woman reported that this assault was not an isolated incident, as Raj continued to exploit her over a period of time with repeated false promises of marriage. When she confronted him about his intentions, Raj allegedly refused to marry her and issued threats.
The police have registered a case based on the woman's complaint and an investigation is underway.
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8 dead, dozens wounded in Russian strike on Ukraine's Odesa port
Kyiv (AP): Eight people were killed and 27 wounded in a Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa, southern Ukraine, late on Friday, Ukraine's Emergency Service said on Saturday morning.
Some of the wounded were on a bus at the epicentre of the overnight strike, the service said in a Telegram post. Trucks caught fire in the parking lot, and cars were also damaged.
The port was struck with ballistic missiles, said Oleh Kiper, the head of the Odesa region.
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Elsewhere, Ukrainian forces hit a Russian warship and other facilities with drones, Ukraine's General Staff said in a statement on Saturday.
The nighttime attack on Friday hit the Russian warship “Okhotnik,” according to the statement posted to the Telegram messaging app.
The ship was patrolling in the Caspian Sea near an oil and gas production platform. The extent of the damage is still being clarified, the statement added.
A drilling platform at the Filanovsky oil and gas field in the Caspian Sea was also hit. The facility is operated by Russian oil giant Lukoil. Ukrainian drones also struck a radar system in the Krasnosilske area of Crimea, which Russia illegally annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
