Fresh FIR against Murugha Mutt pontiff, six others in sexual abuse case
Mysuru: The Nazarbad Police filed FIRs late Thursday night against seven people, including Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, for sexual abuse and abetting a crime under the POCSO Act.
A woman in Mysuru has complained to the Nazarbad police that the pontiff had abused her daughters when they were staying at the hostel of the Murugha Mutt in Chitradurga. She has said that the pontiff ‘regularly’ abused the girls sexually, till they reached puberty, said sources.
In her police complaint, the woman has said, “I started working in the Mutt six years ago and got my daughters admitted to Classes 3 and 1 at the school of the Mutt. My daughters were given rooms at the Mutt hostel itself. The pontiff sexually abused my daughters in 2019 and during the period of Covid-19 outbreak in 2020.”
She added in the complaint, “My daughters said that the pontiff would order the hostel warden Rashmi and the cook’s assistant Karibasava to lead him to them in the afternoons and use them for his pleasure. They said that this continued till they attained puberty.”
The mother informed the police that two girls aged 15 years and one each aged 14 years and 12 years, were also sexually abused by the pontiff.
“Since the Murugha Mutt pontiff was an influential person and since my daughters were minors, I was afraid to speak of this. Now, I sought the help of the NGO Odanadi Seva Samsthe to approach and file a complaint with Nazarbad Police,” said the woman.
Complaints have been registered against the pontiff, hostel warden Rashmi, Basavaditya, Basavalingappa, residents of Mysuru Gangadharayya and Paramashivayya, and the assistant cook Karibasava, sources added.
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Speeding car kills lawyer, injures two others in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): A High Court lawyer was killed after being allegedly hit by a speeding car, which later rammed into a two-wheeler, injuring two others here, police said.
The deceased was identified as N Ramachandra Reddy (61). The injured were identified as Bharath (19), who was riding the scooter, and Swati (23), the pillion rider, police said.
The accident occurred at around 7.28 pm on December 17 and was captured on a CCTV camera, police said.
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According to police, Reddy was crossing the road near RMV Club in Dollars Colony in the Sanjaynagar area when a car, allegedly being driven at high speed in a rash and negligent manner, hit him.
The vehicle then moved forward and collided with a scooter, knocking down Bharath and Swati and causing injuries to them.
The driver subsequently lost control of the vehicle and rammed into two parked cars, damaging all the vehicles involved, a senior police officer said.
Reddy was rushed to M S Ramaiah Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. The two scooter riders were taken to Shirdi Sai Hospital for treatment.
The driver of the car, later identified as Shishir Patil (18), also sustained minor injuries and later appeared before the police. He is currently undergoing treatment at a hospital, police said.
Preliminary investigation suggests the accident occurred due to rash and negligent driving, police added.
A case has been registered under Sections 281 (rash driving or riding on a public way), 125(2) (act endangering life or personal safety of others) and 106 (causing death by negligence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Further investigation is underway.
