Madikeri: Five arrested in minor girl rape case
Madikeri: The Kutta police have arrested five accused in connection with the rape of a minor girl and the attempted rape of another minor. The accused, identified as Navindra (24), Akshay (27), Rahul (21), Manu (25), and Sandeep (27), were arrested within 12 hours of the incident.
As per reports, three of the five accused persuaded the two girls to get into their car and sped to a coffee plantation in Nathangala, where the two other accused joined them.
One of the girls was raped by the accused and an attempt was made by them to sexually assualt another girl too. However, the latter escaped and alerted the villagers nearby.
When the accused tried to flee, the villagers stopped their car. The accused dropped the victim girl and fled from the spot.
Police registered a case under the POCSO Act and sections 137(2), 140(4), 70(2), and 76 BNS, and launched an investigation.
Based on the information and evidence provided by the complainant, the police arrested the accused and sent them to judicial custody.
The operation was led by Virajpet DySP R. Mohan Kumar, Kutta Circle Inspector CA Manjappa, Kutta SHO HK Mahadeva, and other staff members.
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Illegally stored gas cylinders seized
Thane (PTI): Authorities have seized illegally stored 1,839 gas cylinders and seven vehicles worth over Rs 67 lakh in the Dombivli MIDC area of Thane district, officials said on Saturday.
A special vigilance team of the Mumbai Rationing Department detected an illegal storage of domestic and commercial LPG cylinders in Phase-2 of Dombivli (East).
Cylinders belonging to multiple gas agencies were found stockpiled in closed vehicles, unauthorised warehouses, and open sheds without mandatory permissions from the Explosives Department, Fire Department, or oil companies, according to an official release.
