CID takes over probe of rape charges on MLA Vinay Kulkarni
Dharwad: The CID has taken over the investigation into rape allegations made against Congress Dharwad Rural MLA Vinay Kulkarni. The Karnataka Government issued an order in this regard on Thursday.
A Haveri-based woman had lodged a complaint at the Sanjay Nagar police station, accusing the MLA of rape, and also MLA Kulkarni filed a counter-complaint against her.
The state government has issued an order entrusting CID with the investigation of both the woman's complaint and MLA Kulkarni's counter-complaint.
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According to reports, the complainant stated that she met Vinay Kulkarni during his involvement in farmers' protest in Haveri, after which they exchanged phone numbers. Over time, their conversations became inappropriate.
The complainant further alleged that in 2022, when they were in Bengaluru for work, Kulkarni invited the complainant to his house in Hebbal, where he allegedly raped the complainant.
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Hezbollah fires over 180 rockets, other projectiles into Israel, wounding at least 7
Beirut, Nov 24: Hezbollah fired at least 185 rockets and other projectiles into Israel on Sunday, wounding seven people in the group's heaviest barrage in several days, in response to deadly Israeli strikes in Beirut while negotiators pressed on with cease-fire efforts to halt the all-out war.
Meanwhile, an Israeli strike on a Lebanese army centre killed one soldier and wounded 18 others on the southwestern coastal road between Tyre and Naqoura, Lebanon's military said. Israel's military expressed regret and said the strike occurred in an area of combat against Hezbollah, adding that its operations are directed solely against the Hezbollah group. The strike was under review.
Israeli strikes have killed over 40 Lebanese troops since the start of the war between Israel and Hezbollah, even as Lebanon's military has largely kept to the sidelines.
Lebanon's caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, condemned the latest strike as an assault on US-led cease-fire efforts, calling it a “direct, bloody message rejecting all efforts and ongoing contacts” to end the war.
