Act tough against those who spread rumours: DCM Parameshwar
Rumours over child lifting
Bengaluru, July 16: Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar said that he has directed the Cyber Crime police to take tough action against those who spread rumours over child lifting in the state.
Speaking to reporters at Vidhana Soudha here on Monday, the DCM said that a group of people had attacked innocent people suspecting them as child lifters in Bidar recently and such incidents have been repeating in the state. A software engineer working in Google was lynched and three others were injured in the incident. Related to the incident, 13 persons were arrested. The guilty would be punished. But the Cyber Crime police would take action against those who spread rumours in social media to create fear among people, he said.
Responding to the statement of JDS supremor HD Deve Gowda, Parameshwar said that it was alleging that North Karnataka was being neglected. People should be educated on how much amount was reserved for the development of the region in the Budget and how much amount was spent.
Road development
Concerned officers and contractors were directed to develop the roads under the Metro routes. The debris dumped below the Metro line should be removed. The officers were directed to develop flowering park by planting saplings of flowers along the roads. Newly appointed Metro managing director Ajay Sheit met him and discussed the Metro work. He has directed him to complete the ongoing Metro work within stipulated time. The Metro MD has asked speedy approval of new schemes and release of funds, Parameshwar said.
“One of the founders of Infosys, Sudha Murthy met me as her Infosys Foundation is developing Metro Station at a cost of Rs 150 crore and invited me for the inaugural programme. I have asked her help for construction of police stations and police quarters and she has responded positively”.
- Dr G Parameshwar, Deputy Chief Minister
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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.
