Height of superstition: Hindu woman locks up son naked for 13 years

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April 14, 2016

Mysuru, Apr 14: A team of officials and human rights activists on Wednesday rescued a youth locked inside a room of his house from the past 13 years, allegedly by his family, at Hura village in Nanjangud taluk of the district.

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The youth, now aged 23 years, was restrained at the age of 10 by his mother on the advice of a devara guddappa' (god's worshipper in old Mysuru region), believing that he is a godman'. The youth, identified as Kumaraswamy, had lost his father at the age of three. Since then, he was living with his mother Nanjamma and younger sister Channajamma. The guddappa allegedly told Nanjamma about her son's divinely qualities'. Since then, Kumaraswamy was restricted to his room and was also disrobed, Tahsildar H?Ramappa told an English daily newspaper.

Interestingly, the youth, in the later stage, started behaving in an abnormal manner at the behest of guddappa.?Barring his sister, who was taking care of his daily needs, nobody was allowed to meet him.

Prasanna, an activist who visited the house, said the dishevelled youth with unkempt beard, was in the decrepit room, emanating tepid smell, as he was forced to relieve in the same place and rarely took bath. “We had a torrid time making him wear clothes before bringing him out of the house. The youth was also struggling to speak, as he had stopped talking to others, including family members, since a decade,” Prasanna added.

The tahsildar, who counselled the youth, had to face some tough moments as his mother refused to disagree with her son's godly nature. When the tahsildar wanted to take him to the doctor, his mother sought time, to seek the permission' of god. Eventually, on the reference of a local doctor, the youth was taken to a psychiatrist at KR?Hospital in Mysuru.

Dr?Rajgopal told Deccan Herald that the condition can be assessed only after a day, after monitoring his present status. Neighbours unaware.

The neighbours, who claim to be unaware of Kumaraswamy's ordeal, told the officials, “Whenever we went near the house, the mother would ask us to stay away, saying that her house is a holy place.”

The only source of income for this Hindu family was widow pension of Nanjamma. While her younger daughter had studied till class eight and discontinued, Kumaraswamy never went to school. Strangely, there is no mention of Kumaraswamy in the ration card, said Prasanna.

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Mohammed SS
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Thursday, 14 Apr 2016

Police department should take a step to check all the houses belonging to Hindus, this kind of so many cases might have been hidden in their houses, the problem with them that they blindly worship any creature and god man...what a shame and what a unfortunate even the educated class also cannot understand the truth of true God

Sahil
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Thursday, 14 Apr 2016

Nanjamma matha ki jay.. Naked baba ki jay.

KhasaiKhaane
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Thursday, 14 Apr 2016

\Nanjamma Mata Ki Jai...\"
That godman and the Maataji should be sent to prison for life.
Sanghis can protest for Maataji' and their Gay-Man's arrest against the police."

Satyameva jayate
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Thursday, 14 Apr 2016

Teach them about real gods..... All the dirty mangods concept push people to believe in this nonsense and some take it granted to earn a living.

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The accused, Abdul Khader Nehad, a resident of Ulaibettu in Mangaluru, was working in Saudi Arabia when the post was uploaded, police said.

A suo motu case was registered at the Bajpe police station on October 11 after an allegedly offensive post circulated from the Instagram account ‘team_sdpi_2025’. Police said the content was flagged for being provocative and derogatory in nature.

During the investigation, technical analysis traced the Instagram post to Nehad, who was residing abroad at the time, a senior police officer said. Based on these findings, a Look Out Circular (LOC) was issued against him.

On December 14, Nehad arrived from Saudi Arabia at Calicut International Airport in Kerala, where he was taken into custody on arrival. Police said further investigation is underway.

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Udupi, Dec 15: What was meant to be a post-pilgrimage gathering turned tragic in Padukere village of Brahmavar taluk, Udupi district, late Sunday night, when a clash among youths escalated into a fatal assault, leaving one man dead.

The victim has been identified as 30-year-old Santosh Mogaveera, a resident of Padukere.

According to preliminary information, the incident took place during a late-night drinking party involving a group of local youths who had recently returned after completing their pilgrimage to the Sabarimala shrine. An argument reportedly broke out among the group and soon escalated into a violent confrontation.

During the ensuing brawl, Santosh Mogaveera was allegedly assaulted and collapsed at the spot after sustaining serious injuries. He was rushed by local residents to a private hospital in Brahmavar, where doctors declared him dead.

On receiving information, senior police officials, including Brahmavar Circle Inspector Gopikrishna, Kota Police Sub-Inspector Praveen Kumar T, Station ASI Manthesh Jabagoudar, and head constables Pradeep and Ashok, visited the spot and conducted an inspection.

Police have taken four youths into custody in connection with the incident. A case has been registered at the Kota police station, and further investigation is underway to ascertain the exact sequence of events leading to the death.

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