Chikkamagaluru: Father jumps in river to save drowning son, both die
Chikkamagaluru: In a tragic incident, a 40-year-old man and his 13-year-old son died on Saturday evening, as they drowned in the River Bhadra near Magundi here.
The deceased have been identified as Lokesh and his son Sathwik, residents of Handuguli in Moodigere taluk.
The family, including Lokesh, his wife and their three children, had gone to a relative’s house in Huyigere near Magundi for celebration of the harvest festival.
On Saturday evening, they went to the banks of River Bhadra near the relative’s house. Sathwik, who was standing on a rock in the middle of the river, slipped and fell into the water.
Lokesh immediately dived into the waters of the river to rescue his son. As the river current was strong, both father and son got trapped and drowned in the water.
The family members too are learned to have tried to save the duo, but failed.
The fact that neither Lokesh nor Sathwik knew swimming has come to light after the mishap.
A case has been filed at the Balehonnur Police Station and investigation is underway.
The post mortem was conducted, after which, the bodies of Lokesh and Sathwik were brought to Handuguli village on Saturday night.
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Pune journalist booked on voyeurism charge for filming woman at lodge
Pune (PTI): Police have registered a case of voyeurism against a television journalist in Pune for allegedly filming a woman in an objectionable position without her consent at a lodge in the city, officials said on Saturday.
The FIR was filed against Rohan Kadam under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections 77 (voyeurism) and 3(5) (common intention) at the Vishrambaug police station here, while the complaint mentions that he was accompanied by three other journalists, they said.
The incident took place on April 8 when the accused had checked into a room at a lodge in Budhwar Peth, which houses a red light area.
In her complaint, the woman said that while she was wearing her saree after establishing "physical relations with a customer", she realised that an unidentified person was filming her through a net above the partition wall between the rooms.
She opened the door of her room and knocked on the adjacent door, asking the person to come out, the FIR said.
"The woman sought clarification from Kadam, who gave vague answers and refused to show his phone. When the lodge operator, the woman and others questioned him, he claimed that they were a group of four journalists conducting a sting operation," it said.
Police said Kadam was assaulted when he allegedly tried to flee from the spot.
The woman later approached the Vishrambaug police station and lodged a complaint.
"We have registered a case in this regard and further probe is on," a police officer said.
Meanwhile, the Pune Union of Working Journalists (PUWJ) has written a letter to city Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar, seeking action against the journalist for the alleged act.
In the letter, the journalists' body said there were murmurs that some journalists and others were trying to ensure that no offence is registered in the matter.
"We do not agree with this and clarify that PUWJ will not come in the way of the probe," the letter stated.
