Hubballi, June 17: PWD Minister HD Revanna said that as the JDS-Congress coalition government rule the state for next five years, the party workers should get panic for the words of others.

After holding a meeting of the officials of his department at the Inspection Bungalow here on Sunday, Revanna said that there is no need to listen to the words of the Opposition party. Without any problem, the coalition government would complete its five year term. There is no doubt in it, he said.

“I am getting free publicity saying that I am super CM in the coalition government. But I have not done anything other than PWD works. I have given the list officials to the RDPR department. It is left to them to post them wherever they want. I have not interfered in Water Resource department. If the Congress president asked me, I would answer him. DK Shivakumar and I are good friends. Unfortunately, someone is trying to create a controversy between us”, he said.

 

 

 

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Mathura (PTI): A Dalit girl was allegedly gang-raped by three persons here in a moving car, after which she was thrown out on the side of a road, police said on Friday.

An FIR has been lodged against the accused following a complaint from the minor's father and efforts are on to arrest the trio, they added.

Superintendent of Police (Rural) Trigun Bisen said the girl, who is around 13-year-old, has been sent to the district women's hospital for a medical examination, after which her statement will be recorded before the magistrate.

Citing the complaint lodged by the girl's father, the SP said the incident took place on Thursday when the the minor went to a shop in her neighbourhood to buy items for breakfast.

At the shop, a man named Neeraj allegedly gave her a bottle of water laced with sedatives. As soon as she drank the water, she started feeling dizzy and fainted, the complaint said.

Neeraj, his friend Shailendra and another associate then allegedly took her away in a car. They raped the girl in the moving car while she was in a semi-conscious state and threw her out under the flyover of Barsana Road before fleeing.

On regaining consciousness, the girl reached home and informed her parents about the incident, the complaint added.

According to the SP, while narrating her ordeal, the condition of the girl deteriorated and the family immediately took her to a doctor, who also confirmed that she was raped. Following this, her parents filed a complaint at the Chhata police station.

Bisen said that a case has been registered and the matter is being probed, adding that efforts are on to arrest the three accused persons.