Madikeri: Auto driver held for raping woman manual labourer returning from work in Ponnampet
Madikeri: Kodagu police officers arrested an auto rickshaw driver under charge of sexually assaulting a woman while she was returning home from work in Ponnampet recently.
The arrested Manikantha allegedly approached the woman, who was a manual labourer, in a Maruti Omni car in Ponnampet when she was on her way home at 5:30 pm on Sunday. He told the woman that he was going to Kunda and offered to drop her on the way. The woman, who wanted to go to B. Shettygeri, agreed for the drop.
The woman lodged a complaint with the Gonikoppa police on Thursday, alleging that Manikantha had stopped the car after a short distance, sexually assaulted her, also warned her not to file a complaint if she did not want to get killed, and left her on the road.
The Gonikoppa Police, who registered the complaint and investigated the matter, arrested Manikantha.
Virajpet DySP R Mohan Kumar, Gonikoppa Circle Inspector Vasant. K. M., Station officer Siddaraj and staff were a part of the investigating team.
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Iran warns of ‘uncontrollable consequences’ after energy site strike
Qatar warns residents of ‘Elavated’ threat
Tehran/Doha: Iran’s President Massoud Pezeshkian has warned that attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure could lead to “uncontrollable consequences” affecting the entire world.
In a post on X, Pezeshkian said he “strongly condemns” the strikes that targeted the South Pars gasfield earlier in the day.
“Such aggressive actions will not achieve anything for the American Zionist enemy and their supporters. Rather, they will complicate the situation and could lead to uncontrollable consequences that will affect the entire world,” he said.
Meanwhile, Qatar’s Ministry of Interior has urged residents to remain indoors due to what it described as an elevated security threat.
Authorities have not provided further details, but the advisory comes amid growing concerns over the safety of energy infrastructure and civilian areas in the region.
