Bengaluru, October 17: Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar said that both Congress and JDS have unanimously selected candidates for by-elections to three Lok Sabha and two Assembly constituencies.
Speaking to reporters at the Vidhana Soudha here on Wednesday, Parameshwar said that JDS has supported the Congress candidates from Ballary and Jamakhandi. Both Congress and JDS would not require certificate or analysis from Yeddyurappa and Shobha Karandlaje about the unity, he said.
“In the coalition government, none has personal issue or prestige. We all are working together. By winning in all the five constituencies, the coalition government will strengthen its base further. The BJP will face the humiliation. Since Ballary constituency is for ST category, the Congress has fielded VS Ugrappa. More than that, he is our senior leader. Here caste factor plays no role”, Parameshwar clarified.
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Bengaluru, Apr 07 (PTI): A badminton coach was arrested for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl who was taking training from him, police said on Monday.
The matter came to light after the girl's grandmother found that the minor had sent some of her nude pictures from her (grandmother's) phone to an unknown number and she immediately alerted her parents, they said.
When confronted by her mother, the girl revealed that the coach had sexually abused her on multiple occasions under the guise of giving her additional training sessions and warned her against disclosing about it to anyone, police said.
According to the police, the victim's mother in a complaint stated that their daughter enrolled for badminton coaching at a sports centre here two years ago. The coach allegedly sexually abused and harassed her on multiple occasions. He even took her to his house where he sexually assaulted her.
After her class 10 exam, she went to her grandmother's house and that on March 30 she sent her nude photos from her grandmother's mobile phone to the coach on his insistence, the complainant alleged.
Based on the complaint, a case was registered against the coach, a native of Tamil Nadu, under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and he was arrested in the case on Thursday, a senior police officer said.
During interrogation, the accused confessed that he had sexually abused the girl on multiple occasions and that he had taken her nude photos which were also found on his phone. Nude photos of other girls were also found on his phone, the officer said.