POCSO case registered against teacher in Chitradurga for sexual abuse of minor, forced abortion
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Nayakanahatti: A case has been registered under the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act against a primary school teacher who allegedly sexually abused a high-school student, besides getting her pregnancy aborted in Challakere in Chitradurga district.
According to Deccan Herald, a case has also been filed against the doctor who performed the abortion.
The complaint against mathematics teacher H. O. Rajanna was filed by the Chitradurga district Child Protection Officer, following which the police registered a case against him.
Rajanna reportedly developed a relationship with a high-school student, whom he took to a maize field on August 26, 2025, where he proceeded to sexually assault her.
He allegedly continued to sexually abuse her after that incident. Upon learning that the girl was pregnant, Rajanna reportedly took her to a nursing home in Challakere, where Dr. Shankaralakshmi is said to have performed the abortion in the early hours of March 1.
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Online fraud: Hotel chef from Udupi cheated of over Rs 1 lakh by WhatsApp contact
Udupi: Udupi City Police have registered a case of online fraud after a 62-year-old hotel chef was allegedly cheated of Rs 1.13 lakh by a woman who befriended him on WhatsApp, claiming to be based in London.
The victim, identified as Pandu Kariappa Poojary, a resident of Kuthpadi in Udupi, was working at a hotel in Mangaluru.
He reportedly came into contact with a woman identifying herself as Emilda William on WhatsApp. During their interactions, she told Poojary that she planned to start a cosmetics and hotel business in India and would meet him during a visit to Mangaluru.
On April 7, Emilda sent Poojary a flight ticket from London to Delhi via WhatsApp. The following day, Poojary received a phone call from a woman who informed him that Emilda had arrived at Delhi airport carrying a demand draft worth Rs 5 crore along with other items. The caller allegedly asked him to pay Rs 70,000.
Subsequently, Poojary also received a call from Emilda, who was reportedly crying and spoke about the situation. Believing the claims, he transferred a total of Rs 1,13,300 in phases using a scanner. He later realised that he had been cheated.
