Bengaluru: Two cops suspended after beautician accuses them of cheating, sexual harassment
Bengaluru (PTI): Two police officials have been suspended following a complaint by a city-based beautician who accused them of "cheating, criminal intimidation, and sexual harassment", police said on Monday.
Police Inspector Sunil H B and Assistant Sub-Inspector Prakash, both attached to the DJ Halli police station in Bengaluru, have been placed under suspension, they said.
According to police, in her complaint, the woman alleged that about a year ago, Sunil took her contact number under the pretext of helping her in a financial dispute case and began messaging her.
After befriending her, he allegedly invited her to his flat in Peenya.
She further alleged that Sunil later booked a hotel room, where he "established physical relations with her on the pretext of marriage."
However, a few months later, he began avoiding her, following which she realised she had been cheated, the complaint stated.
The woman also accused ASI Prakash of demanding sexual favours, police said.
Based on her complaint, a case has been registered against both officials under Sections 351(2) (criminal intimidation), 69 (sexual intercourse by deceitful means), and 75(1) (sexual harassment) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), a senior police officer said.
All allegations are under investigation, and Peenya police officials are probing the case.
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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.
