Chikkamagaluru: The Income Tax Department raid on the residence of Gayathri Shanthe Gowda, former MLC and Congress Karnataka leader, continued for the second day on Friday.

IT officials had reportedly visited the Congress leader’s house near the flower market in town on Thursday morning and inspected the documents. The work was carried out on Friday too, said sources.

The stretch of road outside Shanthe Gowda’s house was blocked with barricades, to keep citizens from using it. The barricades were put up also as a preventive measure, since members and activists of the Congress had protested near the house of the KPCC general secretary, objecting to the raid.

It is also learned that Gayathri Shanthe Gowda, who is currently in Bengaluru, has not come to her house in Chikkamagaluru, in spite of the raid for two days.

In addition, the IT officials on Thursday are learned to have raided the residence of Gayathri Shanthe Gowda in Nagarbhavi, the residences of the three people employed for housework by her and the office of the stone-crushing unit in Marle in Chikkamagaluru. The residence of Gayathri Shanthe Gowda’s son-in-law Santhosh in Belur, Hassan district, was also raided on Thursday morning, the sources have said.

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Gorakhpur (PTI): A hospital employee was booked for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in the pretext of an ultrasound test here in the district women's hospital, police said on Saturday.

According to the complaint, the woman, a resident of the Gulriha area, visited the district women's hospital on Thursday morning for an ultrasound test.

She was directed to a room, where Abhimanyu Gupta was conducting ultrasounds. When her turn came, the accused allegedly stared at her and told her to remove all her clothes, claiming it was necessary for the test and that a massage would also be required, she said.

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The woman alleged that once she complied, the accused began making obscene advances and tried to force himself on her. When she screamed, he allegedly gagged her, abused her and threatened to kill her before pushing her out of the room.

She said her complaints within the hospital went unheard, forcing her to approach the police.

Taking cognisance of the complaint, the hospital administration constituted a three-member inquiry committee, officials said.

Senior consultant (paediatrics) Dr Jay Kumar said, "The woman has levelled serious allegations against a staff member. Senior officials have been informed, and a departmental inquiry is underway. Strict action will be taken if the charges are proved."

Kotwali Station House Officer Chatrapal Singh said a case has been registered, and efforts are on to nab the accused.