Mangaluru: Man gets 7 years jail for raping 17-year-old daughter

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January 30, 2018

Mangaluru, Jan 30: A local court here on Monday sentenced a 47-year-old man to seven years imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs. 30,000 on finding him guilty of raping his 17-year-old daughter.

The convict was arrested by the Bajpe police following a complaint from his daughter in 2014. The man was staying with his daughter and his sister-in-law following the death of his wife.

In the charge-sheet, the police said that the man sexually assaulted his daughter when his sister-in-law went to work-. The harassed daughter approached the Childline for help.

She then filed a complaint accusing her father of sexually assaulting her several times.

The II Additional District and Sessions Judge, Sarvodaya Shettigar, after hearing 16 witnesses, convicted the man for the offence of sexually assaulting a minor under Section 4 the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code.

Out of the fine amount of Rs. 30,000, the judge directed that the convicted man pay Rs. 20,000 as compensation to his daughter.

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Heading to Karavali Utsava? Check traffic changes and parking rules in Mangaluru

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December 20,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 20: The Mangaluru City Police have issued a detailed traffic advisory ahead of the inaugural ceremony of Karavali Utsava, which will be held at the Karavali Utsava Ground on Saturday.

The festival will be inaugurated at 6:00 pm by Dakshina Kannada District Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao. Cultural and public programmes will be held at the venue every evening and will continue until January 2.

According to City Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy, parking of vehicles is strictly prohibited on both sides of the road from Lalbagh to Karavali Utsava Ground. Visitors are requested to park their vehicles only at designated parking areas.

To help the public, traffic signboards and parking guidance flex boards have been installed along the routes leading to the venue. The police have urged commuters and visitors to follow these instructions to ensure smooth traffic movement.

Designated Parking Locations

•   Urwa Market Ground – Cars
•   Gandhinagar Government School (near Press Club) – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Ladyhill Church parking area – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Canara School Ground, Mannagudda – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Thimmappa Hotel premises – Two-wheelers and cars
•   Scout and Guide Bhavana premises (behind Karavali Utsava Grounds) – Two-wheelers
•   Urwa Market Road – Two-wheelers
•   Hat Hill Road – Two-wheelers

The police have appealed to the public to cooperate by following traffic rules and parking guidelines to avoid inconvenience during the festival.

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