Kalaburagi: 93-yr-old woman prisoner let out on parole as directed by Upalokayukta Justice Veerappa
Kalaburagi: A 93-year-old woman prisoner at the Kalaburagi District Prison, who had developed health problems on account of age and needed the help of a nurse to attend to her, was released on parole on Thursday.
Upalokayukta Justice B Veerappa, who visited the prison on November 16, said that he was shocked by the condition of the bed-ridden and ill prisoner, Nagamma Annarao. He asked the officers of the Legal Services Authority to file a plea in the Supreme Court for the release of Nagamma. He also asked the Kalaburagi Jail Superintendent and Superintendent of Police to release the prisoner on parole for three months, till the Supreme Court reviewed the case and passed its judgement.
Nagamma was released on a temporary basis from the Kalaburagi District Prison, with her daughters arriving at the prison on Friday to take her home.
The Upalokayukta expressed happiness when informed of the developments in the matter.
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Pune journalist booked on voyeurism charge for filming woman at lodge
Pune (PTI): Police have registered a case of voyeurism against a television journalist in Pune for allegedly filming a woman in an objectionable position without her consent at a lodge in the city, officials said on Saturday.
The FIR was filed against Rohan Kadam under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections 77 (voyeurism) and 3(5) (common intention) at the Vishrambaug police station here, while the complaint mentions that he was accompanied by three other journalists, they said.
The incident took place on April 8 when the accused had checked into a room at a lodge in Budhwar Peth, which houses a red light area.
In her complaint, the woman said that while she was wearing her saree after establishing "physical relations with a customer", she realised that an unidentified person was filming her through a net above the partition wall between the rooms.
She opened the door of her room and knocked on the adjacent door, asking the person to come out, the FIR said.
"The woman sought clarification from Kadam, who gave vague answers and refused to show his phone. When the lodge operator, the woman and others questioned him, he claimed that they were a group of four journalists conducting a sting operation," it said.
Police said Kadam was assaulted when he allegedly tried to flee from the spot.
The woman later approached the Vishrambaug police station and lodged a complaint.
"We have registered a case in this regard and further probe is on," a police officer said.
Meanwhile, the Pune Union of Working Journalists (PUWJ) has written a letter to city Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar, seeking action against the journalist for the alleged act.
In the letter, the journalists' body said there were murmurs that some journalists and others were trying to ensure that no offence is registered in the matter.
"We do not agree with this and clarify that PUWJ will not come in the way of the probe," the letter stated.
