Chamarajanagar: Newborn baby abandoned by roadside rescued by locals
Chamarajanagar: In a heart-wrenching incident, a newborn baby girl, aged around 10 to 15 days old, was found abandoned on the roadside between Sagade and Thamadahalli in Harave Hobli of Chamarajanagar taluk.
The infant, wrapped in a cloth, was spotted by a local resident, Paramesh, who immediately rushed her to the Sagade Primary Health Center for initial care.
Upon receiving information about the incident, Anganwadi worker Nagamani arrived at the health center and later coordinated the transfer of the baby to the Chamarajanagar Mother and Child Hospital, where she is currently being treated in the newborn intensive care unit. Officials from the Department of Women and Child Welfare have also visited the hospital.
Speaking to the media, Paramesh said, "While I was on my way to Chamarajanagar, I saw someone standing by the roadside between Sagade and Thamadahalli. As I approached, I noticed a small baby lying there. We immediately contacted the ASHA worker and took the child to the hospital. Later, she was shifted to the district hospital by ambulance."
Anganwadi worker Nagamani added, "I received a call saying a baby had been found by the roadside. I rushed to the spot and found the infant. She looked fine but exhausted. After informing the Gram Panchayat president and members, we arranged for an ambulance and brought her to the district hospital. The baby is now safe and recovering well."
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Two arrested in K'taka for assaulting minors, uploading CSAM content
Bengaluru (PTI): Two men were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting two minor girls, recording the acts on mobile phones and uploading the videos online as child sexual abuse material, police said on Thursday.
The accused have been identified as Kiran Kumar (29), hailing from Chitradurga district, and Aditya M K (20), hailing from Shivamogga district, they said.
A probe was initiated after information was received from the NCRP portal regarding a suspected instance of creation of Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) for online dissemination, police said.
Accordingly, a case was registered at Kaggalipura Police Station under relevant sections of the IT Act on May 10, they added.
Investigation revealed that two minor girl victims were exploited and videos were created and uploaded to the internet. The child victims have subsequently recorded their statements as per procedure and further necessary legal steps have been taken, Pronab Mohanty Director General of Police, Cyber Command, said in a statement.
Based on the statements of the victims, the accused persons, who allegedly assaulted the minors, recorded the acts on mobile phones and uploaded the videos online, were arrested, he said.
Following the probe, sections 65(2) (rape) and 70 (gangrape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, along with relevant sections of the POCSO Act, have been added to the FIR, police said.
Officials collected relevant information and on May 12, arrested the accused persons and seized three mobile phones belonging to them, in which the videos had allegedly been recorded, he said.
The accused were later produced before the court and taken into police custody for further investigation, he added.
According to him, in CSAM cases, police usually apprehend offenders who have downloaded such content or have kept them in their possession after obtaining them from elsewhere, usually the internet.
"The present case is one of the very few instances where content creators and uploaders have been apprehended," Mohanty added.
