Youth arrested for impregnating minor girl in Hubballi
Hubballi (Karnataka), May 4: A youth was arrested for allegedly impregnating a minor girl and also threatening her mother of dire consequences, police said on Saturday.
As the matter came to light on Friday, the hospital authorities informed the police following which the victim's mother, lodged a complaint, they said.
The locals also staged a protest demanding stringent action against the accused. The victim in the case is a Dalit, police said.
According to the police, in her complaint, the victim’s mother alleged that the accused was known to her daughter and that she had fallen in love with him. The accused forced her daughter to have a physical relationship and impregnated her, the victim's mother said.
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Renuka Sukumar, Police Commissioner of Hubballi-Dharwad said that they received an MLC (Medico Legal Case) from the hospital about a minor girl being pregnant. So, immediately, a case was registered under the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act and the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the accused was immediately arrested.
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Karnataka HC directs to re-verify rejected postal ballots in Sringeri Assembly constituency
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka High Court has directed to re-verify the 279 rejected postal ballots polled in Sringeri Assembly constituency during the 2023 election.
The court has also said that the Returning Officer (RO), depending on the outcome of the re-verification, will have to undertake recounting of the postal ballots and announce the results.
Justice R Nataraj on Monday passed this order, hearing the election petition filed by BJP's defeated candidate D N Jeevaraj, who challenged the election of Congress's T D Rajegowda, who won by 201 votes.
The court, however, has granted a stay for two weeks on this order, on the request from Rajegowda's advocate to enable him to challenge the same before the Supreme Court.
