Chitradurga Court acquits Murugha Math Seer in first POCSO case
Chitradurga: In a major development, the Second Additional Sessions Court in Chitradurga has acquitted Dr. Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru of the Murugha Math in the first POCSO case filed against him. The case pertained to allegations of sexual assault on minor girls.
Arguments in the case were completed on Tuesday, and the court had said it would deliver the verdict on Wednesday. As announced, the judgment was pronounced today, with the court clearing the seer of all charges in the first POCSO complaint.
The case dates back to August 26, 2022, when two minor girls filed a complaint at Mysuru’s Nazarbad Police Station, alleging sexual abuse by the seer. He was arrested on September 1, 2022, and later released on bail.
Two separate cases had been registered based on the allegations. Since the first FIR involved two survivors, two separate charge sheets had been filed. The latest verdict relates to the first of those cases, in which the court has now acquitted the accused.
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Ahead of good Friday, SWR announces special train between Yesvantpur-Kannur via Mangaluru
Bengaluru: Ahead of the upcoming Good Friday festival weekend, the South Western Railway has announced a one-trip special train service between Yesvantpur Junction and Kannur via Mangaluru Junction.
According to an official released from the SWR, Train Number 06551 Yesvantpur–Kannur Express Special will depart Yesvantpur at 11.50 am on April 2 and is scheduled to arrive Kannur at 3.00 am on April 3.
In the return direction, Train Number 06552 Kannur–Yesvantpur Express Special will leave Kannur at 8.45 am on April 3 and reach Yesvantpur at 9.30 pm the same day.
The special train will halt at Kunigal, Channarayapatna, Hassan, Sakleshpura, Subrahmanya Road, Kabaka Puttur, Bantawala, Mangaluru Junction, Kasaragod, Kanhangad and Payyannur.
The train composition will have two AC two-tier coaches, six AC three-tier coaches, seven sleeper class coaches, four general second class coaches.
