Kodagu police arrest 3 accused absconding for over a decade in separate cases
Madikeri: Three men, who had been accused in three separate cases filed in police stations of the district but had been absconding for more than a decade, have been arrested by Kodagu police officers and presented before the court.
One of the arrested men, HU Chandrashekhar (49), is a native of Nanjarayapatna village and was facing charges of assaulting Padmavathi, a resident of Kanthuru-Moornadu, and issuing her a death threat. A case had been filed against him 2007 at the Madikeri Rural Police Station and the officers were investigating into the incident. After escaping the law for 16 years, Chandrashekhar was now arrested in the case.
The second arrested, 60-year-old Mani, has been held after 21 years of facing charges of assault as well as murder attempt. In 2002, the Madikeri Rural Police had registered a case against Mani for attacking his wife with a stick and also trying to murder her.
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The third man arrested by the police is identified as Shankar (52), a resident of Dodda Pulikotu village. A case had been filed against him by the Siddapur Police in 2002 for allegedly forcing entry into the house of a woman in Guhya village within the police station jurisdiction and raping her, before issuing her a death threat. Shankar has also been arrested by the police 21 years after committing the crime.
Kodagu Superintendent of Police K Ramarajan has lauded the district police officers and staff members for successfully arresting the absconding accused.
The cases were probed by a special investigation team consisting of Madikeri Deputy SP Mahesh Kumar S, Madikeri Town Circle Inspector Raju PK, Madikeri Rural Inspector Umesh U, Siddapur Sub-inspector Raghavendra as well as the constables of the police stations.
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Delhi records high of 32.7 deg C; AQI remains 'moderate'
New Delhi (PTI): The maximum temperature in Delhi settled at 32.7 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department.
The minimum temperature was recorded at 20.1 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the average for the season, while the relative humidity stood at 46 per cent at 5.30 pm, the IMD said.
The weather department has forecast a partly cloudy sky for Monday with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to hover around 34 and 19 degrees Celsius, respectively.
The air quality remained 'moderate' at 4 pm, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 134, a slight drop from Saturday’s 137, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
