Ashok who washed away in stream not traced even after 8 days
Chikmagaluru, July 18: Labourer Ashok who was washed away in a stream around 8 days ago was not yet traced. As there was no clue about the youth, NDRF team has called off its search operation. Now, the local divers have continued their searching for the body.
It is said that Ashok swept away along with his motorbike while riding the bike on the Bastihalla bridge at Kyogre in Koppa taluk in the district a week ago. Though the motorbike was traced in the stream, Ashok was not yet traced. Later, the district administration summoned NDRF team to search the body of Ashok. As the NDRF team did not get any clue about him, it has called off its search operation on Saturday.
But Kyogre villagers with the help of Balehole village divers have started the search operation once again from Sunday. The local people have collected donation to provide food, shelter and payment for the divers and they expressed anger against the district administration for its negligence.
MLA visits Ashok house
MLA TD Rajegowda visited the family members of Ashok and consoled them. He said that as he was in the Assembly Session, he could not visit the place. He also said that he would discuss with the deputy commissioner on summoning another team of divers from Mangaluru. He would also speak to the Chief Minister and get the compensation to the family. A proposal would also be submitted to the government to construct a new bridge, he said.
“Balehole diver Bhaskar has been trying to trace the body of Ashok. But the district administration has failed even to give food and minimum payment to the diver. Every day, the local people collect donations and provide food and honorarium”.
- Devaraj, Kyogre resident
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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.
