Karnataka HC issues notice to State Government in Actor Sadhu Kokila's sexual harassment case
Bengaluru: Karnataka High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the prosecution and directed the state to file objections within one week after lawyer of Kannada actor Sadhu Kokila told court that the actor had denied the allegations of sexual harassment labelled against him.
The actor's lawyer told court that the police had filed FIR in the case despite the actor's refusal of visiting the beauty parlour and sexually harassing the woman.
A woman, who was rescued from a beauty parlour, had alleged that Sadhu Kokila and another actor, Mandya Ramesh, had visited the parlour and forced her for favors.
The woman had complained to the police that the owner of the parlour and three other men had sexually harassed her.
The HC on Wednesday issued notices to the authorities and directed the State to file objections within one week.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
