Udupi : One of the three persons who have been accused of sexually harassing a minor girl was arrested on Wednesday June 7. The girl now taking treatment at KMC Hospital in Manipal after consuming rat poison. The arrested person has been identified as Vinay Shetty Mailgodu(29). The arrest was made in Bengaluru. The girl […]

Mangaluru: A Panambur police station constable has been suspended from the duty as he allegedly harassed a woman sexually in Kasba Bengre. The order was passed by the police commissioner Chandra Shekhar. Vinay Kumar is the constable who was suspended. Few days ago constable Rashid had come to woman’s house for the inquiry of a […]

Kundapur: In a case of rape and sexual harassment to a lady at Kundapur, it is learnt that the lady had presented a cooked up story in front of her family and police. The police have found that Rajesh, a car driver didn’t attempt to rape her. A lady from Kollur of age 20 years […]

Mangaluru : The III Judicial Magistrate First Class judge Undi Manjula Shivappa on Friday sentenced a shop owner in Hampankatta and his two friends to a year’s imprisonment on finding them guilty of sexually harassing a 24-year-old employee. The magistrate convicted Loy D’Souza (30), owner of Konkan Traders, and Ashok Crasta (21) and Puneet Shettigar […]

Bengaluru : The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday upheld the notice issued by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) asking Ramachandrapura math seer, Raghaveshwara Bharati to appear for medical test in connection with alleged sexual harassment and rape case against him. Justice A.N. Venugopala Gowda passed the order while dismissing the petition filed by the seer […]

Bangalore : The Ramachandrapura Mutt case has taken a murkier turn after the brother-in-law of singer Premalatha Divakar committed suicide by shooting himself at his residence in Karnataka’s Puttur taluk. Shyamprasad Shastry was said to have been under pressure to settle the case amicably. In a complaint to the police, Shyamprasad’s wife Sandhyalakshmi alleged that […]

Mangalore : The sexual harassment and criminal intimidation case against Ramachandrapura Mutt seer Raghaveshwara Bharathi, gets a twist after the complainant’s paternal uncle kills himself at his home at Kedila near Puttur on August 31, Sunday. According to Superintendent of Police SD Sharanappa, Shyamasundar Shastry(48), brother of Diwakar Shastry, shot himself on the chest with […]

Udupi : Padubidri police arrested president of Hejmady unit of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) for sexually harassing two minor girls who had visited his shop on May 6, Tuesday. The arrested is identified as Keshava Suvarna (50), who is also member of the managing committee of Hejmady Lord Mahalingeshwara Temple and owner of Fancy and […]

Mangalore : The police have arrested two minors allegedly involved in the councilor, Pratibha Kulai case. The police are on the look out for three more persons allegedly involved in harassing the councillor. The alleged sexual harassment of a councillor has taken a political turn. The Congress councilor Pratibha Kulai (35), alleged that around 30 […]

Mangalore  : After a review of ASI Srikala harassment case, special committee says, there is no evidence for sexual harassment. Srikala  ASI of Pandeshwar police station, lodged a complaint on May 23, had alleged that ACP Jagannath had mentally and sexually harassed her. Committee submitted report to Mangalore Police Commissioner Manish Kharbikar to enquire the […]