Shivamogga woman allegedly attacked by husband, mother-in-law for not bearing male child
Shivamogga: A case of domestic violence has emerged from Hosanagara taluk, where a woman was allegedly assaulted by her husband and mother-in-law for not giving birth to a male child. The victim, identified as Suneetha, a resident of Arasalu village near Ripponpet town, has filed a police complaint detailing the physical and mental abuse she endured at the hands of her in-laws.
According to the complaint, Suneetha’s husband, Kiran D’Souza, and his mother, Surin D’Souza, attacked her on Saturday evening while they were returning home after attending prayers at a church in Arasalu. The assault, she alleged, was the culmination of continuous harassment she had faced for not bearing a son. She further stated that her sister-in-law, Nirmala, also played a role in instigating the abuse.
Suneetha told the police that her husband, influenced by his mother and sister, had been mentally torturing her over the fact that they had a daughter but not a son. She accused them of physically assaulting her multiple times and even attempting to kill her. Following the attack, she sustained injuries and was initially admitted to the Ripponpet Government Hospital before being shifted to McGann Hospital in Shivamogga for further treatment.
The Ripponpet Police have registered a case against Kiran D’Souza, Surin D’Souza, and Nirmala under relevant sections of the law. Kiran D’Souza is currently absconding, and police teams have launched a search operation to apprehend him.
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Nashik court sends ‘godman’ Kharat to seven-day judicial custody in third rape case
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Nashik (PTI): A court in Maharashtra's Nashik on Monday remanded self-styled godman Ashok Kharat to judicial custody till April 20 in a third case of rape against him for allegedly sexually exploiting a pregnant woman.
The special investigation team (SIT) produced Kharat for a virtual hearing in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate B N Ichpurani as his police custody in the case ended on Monday.
The SIT presented the remand report and sought judicial custody for Kharat, a former merchant navy officer. The court then remanded him to a seven-day judicial custody till April 20.
In the third case, Kharat, who was first arrested in mid-March, is accused of sexually exploiting a seven-month pregnant woman, the wife of his office staffer.
According to the complaint lodged by the victim's husband, the accused sexually assaulted the survivor on multiple occasions, including in his office in Nashik, between November 2023 and December 2025.
Kharat also conducted a ritual with the pregnant woman at a temple in Mirgaon village of Sinnar taluka of the district, it said.
Although the victim informed her husband about her plight, he did not believe her. But when he heard about complaints of Kharat's misbehaviour with other women, he planted a spy camera in the astrologer's office to find out the truth and recorded his acts.
The employee later handed over to the police a pen drive containing objectionable videos of the 'godman'.
Kharat faces nearly a dozen cases, eight of them related to sexual assaults.
The SIT, meanwhile, has filed an application in the court demanding Kharat's custody in another case. As the court granted them the necessary permission, the team will take the accused's custody from the Nashik Road Central Jail.
Kharat will be produced in court again in the fourth case on Tuesday.
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