14-year-old girl dies by suicide after harassment in Kalaburagi; Protesters demand justice
Kalaburagi: A 14-year-old girl studying in the 8th standard reportedly died by suicide in a neighbourhood in Jevargi town, Kalaburagi district, after being allegedly harassed by a 21-year-old man.
The accused, identified as Mahaboob, a resident of Basaveshwara Nagar in Jevargi, had reportedly been pressuring the girl to engage in a romantic relationship. Acting on a complaint by the girl’s parents, the police registered a case and arrested the accused on Saturday night.
Following the incident, members of the Akhil Bharat Veerashaiva Mahasabha, including State Secretary Rajshekhar Sahu Siri, Jevargi and Yadrami Taluk President Siddu Sahu Angadi, former Zilla Panchayat member Basavaraj Patil Naribol, and others staged a protest at Ankadeshwar Circle in Jevargi.
Prominent participants in the protest included Shanmukhappa Hiregowda, Sharanabasava Kalla, Ravi Kolakoora, Gurugouda Malipatila, Sangangouda Raddewadagi, Bhimray Naganur, Ravi Kulageri, Siddu Kerura, Mohinuddin Inamdhar, Gurulingayya Yanagunti, Mallikarjun Biradar, Bhagwantray Shivannoor, Somashekhar Patil Gudur, Sangangouda Patil, Siddu Madari, B.H. Malipatil, Akhandu Shivanni, Akhandu Hiregowda, Abdul Rouf Hawaldar, Raheman Patel, Eshwar Hipparagi, Mallikarjun Advani, Benneppa Kombin, Nagaraj O., Paramnand Yalagod, Basavaraj Sugoor, Revanasiddha Akki, Siddu Maski, Sagar Badiger, and Vishwanath Halimani.
Hundreds of people joined the demonstration, blocking the national highway for around two hours and demanding immediate action against the accused.
The police assured that appropriate measures would be taken and urged the public to remain calm. Further investigations are underway.
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Horror at Mysuru Dasara: 10-year-old balloon seller found dead; rape, murder suspected
Mysuru: A horrifying incident has shaken Mysuru during the ongoing Dasara festivities, after the body of a minor girl who sold balloons at the Dasara Exhibition was found on the exhibition grounds on Thursday morning. Police and locals suspect the child may have been raped and murdered.
The victim, believed to be around nine to ten years old, was a native of Kalaburagi. She had been living with her parents in a temporary tent at Doddakere Maidan and earned her livelihood by selling balloons to visitors at the fair.
According to police sources, the girl had accompanied her parents to the ‘Theppotsava’ at the Sri Chamundeshwari Temple on Chamundi Hills on Wednesday night. After returning, she reportedly slept beside her mother in the tent. The next morning, she was found missing.
A brief search by her family ended in tragedy when her body was discovered near a mound of mud, about 50 metres away from the tent. Police officers at the scene said the circumstances indicate the possibility of sexual assault followed by murder.
A police team, along with a dog squad and forensic experts, visited the spot and began collecting evidence.
