Karnataka HC adjourns POCSO case against ex-CM Yediyurappa for a week
Bengaluru, Jul 26: The Karnataka High Court on Friday adjourned for a week former chief minister B S Yediyurappa’s petition to quash the POCSO case registered against him.
Yediyurappa had approached the high court against his arrest following a case registered against him under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
The high court restrained the police from taking any precipitative action against the BJP veteran.
On Friday, the high court adjourned the matter for a week. With this, Yediyurappa got relief for a week from the arrest.
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A woman had complained to the police alleging that Yediyurappa sexually harassed her 17-year-old daughter when they went to meet him to address their grievances.
The police served him notice twice to depose before the investigation officer but he did not turn up.
Later, the police approached a city court, following which an arrest warrant was issued against Yediyurappa.
In the meantime, he approached the HC requesting it to quash the FIR stating that it was false.
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Navdeep Singh's silver upgraded to gold in men's javelin throw F41 at Paralympics
Paris, Sep 7: India's Navdeep Singh's silver medal was upgraded to gold after Iran's Beit Sayah Sadegh was disqualified following a dramatic men's javelin throw F41 final at the Paris Paralympics on Saturday.
This is India's first-ever gold medal in the men's javelin F41 category.
Starting the competition with a foul, the 23-year-old para-athlete from Haryana, who had finished fourth at the Tokyo Games three years ago, came up with a throw of 46.39 metres in his second attempt, propelling him to the second place. But it was his third throw that electrified the stadium.
With a monstrous throw of 47.32 metres, Navdeep shattered the Paralympic record and surged into lead, only for Sadegh to better the Indian's mark and clinch the gold with a record-breaking effort of 47.64 metres in his fifth attempt.
However, the Iranian was disqualified some time after the end of the final, leading to the Indian athlete taking the top spot.
The F41 category is for athletes, who are of short stature.
