Haveri: Rape case accused hold roadshow after bail, taken into police custody
Haveri: A group of accused in a rape case held a roadshow on Thursday night soon after being released on bail. The police have registered a fresh case in this regard and taken five of the accused into custody.
The Haveri Additional District and Sessions Court had granted conditional bail to seven accused after the rape survivor failed to identify them. Following the court order, videos surfaced on social media showing the accused conducting a roadshow with more than 20 followers in five vehicles from Haveri Sub-Jail to Akki Alur town.
The court had granted bail to Aftab Chandanakatti, Madar Saab Mandakki, Samiullah Lalanava, Mohammed Sadiq Agasimani, Shoaib Mulla, Tauseef Choti, and Rias Savikeri.
The rape survivor had filed a complaint stating that she was gang-raped on January 8, 2024. Following her complaint, 19 individuals were arrested. Of these, 12 were granted bail 10 months ago, while the bail pleas of the main accused had been repeatedly rejected.
Recently, the court granted bail to the remaining accused after the survivor reportedly failed to identify the accused.
The seven accused involved in the roadshow appeared before the Haveri District Court on Friday. It is reported that five of them were taken into police custody while returning from their court appearance.
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Had a very good conversation with friend Modi: Trump
Washington (PTI): US President Donald Trump on Friday said he had a "very good conversation" with his "friend" Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He was referring to the talks the two leaders had on Tuesday.
"I had a very good talk with him, and he's a friend of mine from India, and he's doing great. We had a very good conversation," Trump told reporters here as he headed to Las Vegas to address a roundtable on tax cuts.
Trump had called Modi on Tuesday to discuss the bilateral relationship and share perspectives on the situation in West Asia, where the US and Israel have launched a war on Iran.
The US and Iran declared a two-week ceasefire on April 7. They engaged in peace talks with Washington, insisting that Tehran give up its pursuit of nuclear weapons and uranium enrichment.
The war with Iran has sent gas prices soaring as Tehran blocked the sea lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow gateway for a fifth of global oil supplies.
During the Trump-Modi phone call on Tuesday, the two leaders stressed the importance of keeping the Strait of Hormuz open and secure.
According to the US Ambassador to India Sergei Gor, the 40-minute conversation ended with Trump telling Modi, "we all love you".
Tuesday's phone call was the second between the two leaders since the US-Israel war with Iran began on February 28.
