Mangaluru: Youth gets 3 year jail for sexual assault on 11-year-old girl

September 16, 2016

Mangaluru, Sep 16: Nearly three years after an 11-year-old girl was abducted and raped in Sullia in Dakshina Kannada, a district court has sentenced him to three year imprisonment.

Sarvodaya Shettigar, the judge of the second additional district and session's court which is also the special court for POCSO cases, found Naveen K a resident of Sullia guilty of sexually assaulting the minor in January 2014.

The judge also directed the accused to pay a fine of Rs 5,000 or undergo three months imprisonment.

According to the charge sheet, the girl was playing with her friends near the house after returning from school. Her mother asked her to bring salt from a nearby grocery shop. While she was returning from the shop, Naveen and his teenage friend forcibly took her to an arecanut plantation and sexually assaulted her.

Police arrested Naveen on a complaint from the girl and filed the charge sheet. Naveen was charged under Section 8 of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act and other relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.

A case booked against the co-accused was referred to the Juvenile Justice Board as he was minor.

The court directed the Dakshina Kannada District Legal Services Authority to pay co mpensation to the victim. Special senior PP C Venkataramana Swamy examined as many as 19 witnesses including the victim, who told the court about the sexual assault on her.

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Just 3 years for rape of a minor? And does it mean that since he has already spent 3 years, he'll be free now? What a mockery of the law

Realities of cheddis....

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‘Profit’ trap: Mangaluru trader duped of ₹33.1 lakh in online App scam

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A 34-year-old fruit and vegetable trader in Mangaluru has reportedly lost ₹33.1 lakh after falling victim to an online investment scam run through a fake mobile app.

Police said the scam began in September, when the victim received a link on Facebook. Clicking it connected him to a WhatsApp number, where an unidentified person introduced a high-return investment scheme and instructed him to download an app.

To build trust, the fraudster asked him to invest ₹30,000 on September 24. The trader soon received ₹34,000 as “profit,” convincing him the scheme was genuine. Over the next two months, he transferred money in multiple instalments via Google Pay and IMPS to different scanner codes and bank accounts shared by the scammers. Between September 24 and December 3, he ended up sending a total of ₹33.1 lakh.

When he later requested a refund of his investment and promised returns, the scammers demanded additional payments, claiming he needed to pay a “service tax” first. Even after he paid a small amount, no money was returned, and the scammers continued pressuring him for more.

A case has been registered at the CEN Crime Police Station.

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