Elderly man 'molests' Irish tourist at Bangalore railway station

April 18, 2014

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Bangalore, Apr 18: An elderly man from Davangere was caught barely half an hour after he allegedly molested an Irish tourist in an air-conditioned waiting room at the Bangalore City railway station Thursday.

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The 33-year-old woman was down with fever and dehydration when the suspect, Kashinath, 61, engaged her in conversation around 10.30 am. The woman, who arrived in India a week ago, had spent two days in Hampi before reaching the City by Hampi Express in the morning.

She was to leave for Ernakulam by train at 5.30 pm and had made the reservation, a source in the Home department said on the condition of anonymity.

The suspect, who visits Bangalore regularly, suggested to the woman that she rest in the AC lounge, and ushered her there. A while later, he entered the lounge and tried to cover her with a shawl. But the woman got up, threw away the shawl and asked the suspect to be off, the source added.

Kashinath, however, returned to the lounge again around 11.30 pm and attempted to cover her with the shawl. He allegedly held her tightly and molested her, the source said.

The victim, who was asleep, got up and raised an alarm. A scared Kashinath ran downstairs and disappeared.

Some passengers then rushed to the woman's rescue and called the railway police who swung into action and managed to track down the suspect. Kashinath, however, denied the allegation when the police interrogated him.

He claimed he “was just offering the shawl to the woman as she had fever and dehydration”.?The woman admitted that she was down with fever and dehydration, and had even vomited. She told the police that the suspect molested her when he came to the lounge the second time.

The woman was later taken to K?C?General Hospital for medical examination. She is being treated as an inpatient and is on liquid diet, the source added.

Police have booked Kashinath for attempt to rape, and subjected him to medical examination. Senior railway police officers and South Western Railway officials held a meeting following the incident, the source said.

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City police commissioner Anupam Agrawal said the CEN police received a complaint regarding an online scam related to a part-time job offer.

Police registered a case under sections 66(C) and 66(D) of the IT Act, along with IPC Section 420. The complainant had received a link via WhatsApp from an unknown number, purportedly offering a part-time job opportunity.

Upon clicking the link, the complainant was instructed to complete certain tasks to earn money. However, during the process, the complainant incurred a loss of Rs 1.1 lakh.

Following an investigation into the matter, the CEN police successfully arrested the suspect and presented him before the court. In the course of arrest, police seized two mobile phones, eight debit cards, four bank cheque books, Aadhaar card, PAN card, and other relevant documents from the accused.

The arrest was made possible through the efforts of CEN station inspector Shyam Sundar and his team, under the guidance of City Crime Records Bureau (CCRB) ACP Ravish Nayak and DCP Siddharth Goyal.

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Mangaluru: A man from Dakshina Kannada was duped of Rs 2.5 lakh after he was promised a Poland visa.

In a complaint, a resident of Belthangady, stated that the accused, Manoj, had promised a job for his son in Poland. 

Between May 22 of last year and March 19, he handed over Rs 2.2 lakh in various phases, citing different reasons.

However, since the accused failed to provide a visa or return the money, a case was registered at the Dharmasthala police station under IPC sections 417 and 420.

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Mangaluru: In the wake of complaints regarding middlemen menace, sleuths of Lokayukta on Friday, March 15, conducted a raid at the Mangaluru Urban Development Authority. 

The Lokayukta team found unaccounted money and several files, which were not disposed of for a long period.

Lokayukta SP CA Simon said that the Lokayukta has received complaints that middlemen have been interfering in the MUDA office, and files pertaining to the public are not being cleared on time.

A raid that commenced in the evening on March 13, lasted for 18 hours. During the raid, Lokayukta officials found cash in a bag in MUDA office, and also with officials and others. MUDA officials could not inform the source of money found in their office, the SP said.

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