Bengaluru, November 30: The Cyber Crime Police filed an FIR against Postcard News website founder Mahesh Vikram Hegde on charges of posting insulting reports against AICC former president Sonia Gandhi and AICC president Rahul Gandhi in social media, in the city on Friday.

KPCC secretary AN Nataraj Gowda lodged a complaint with City Police Commissioner T Sunil Kumar against Vikram Hegde alleging that the latter has been spreading false news and posting insulting news in order to tarnish the image of the Congress leaders. Based on this, the Cyber Crime police lodged an FIR against Mahesh Vikram Hegde, it is said.

Speaking to reporters, AN Nataraj Gowda said that he has complained against the accused who has been posting derogatory statements in foul language against the Congress leaders and the police should arrest him and take action.

He was notorious for posting such false news and he was arrested once. He was facing lot of serious charges and there was an allegation that he has been instigating the communal clashes. So, the police should arrest him and take legal action, he demanded.

KPCC Legal Cell general secretary Surya Mukundaraj was present.

“Police have been searching”

‘I have lodged a complaint against Mahesh Vikram Hegde who has been spreading false news against Congress leaders in the social media and the police have been searching for him.’

-          AN Nataraj Gowda, KPCC Secretary

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Mangaluru: A court in Mangaluru has sentenced a 44-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment in connection with a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

According to Deccan Herald, the Additional District and Sessions Judge, FTSC-II (POCSO), Maanu K S, delivered the judgment.

The convict has been identified as Dayanand Moolya (44).

According to Special Public Prosecutor Sahana Devi Boloor, the incident occurred on November 16, 2025, when a seven-year-old girl was studying alone at home and the accused illegally entered the house and raped her. He threatened to kill her and throw her into a well if she revealed it to anyone.

The survivor later informed her mother, following which a complaint was registered at Mulki Police Station on November 22. Police Inspector Manjunath B S investigated the case and submitted the charge sheet to the court.

For the rape, under POCSO Section 6, along with Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Act 65(2) and POCSO 4(2), the man has been sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 30,000. For illegal entry into the house, under BNS Section 332(B), the convict has been sentenced to three years of simple imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5,000. For issuing death threats, under BNS Section 351(3), he has been sentenced to two years of simple imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5,000.

The court also directed payment of Rs 4 lakh as compensation to the survivor, including Rs 40,000 from the fine amount, and instructed the District Legal Services Authority to provide the remaining Rs 3.60 lakh.