Teens tied to electric pole, thrashed for raping 9-yr-old girl

November 7, 2014

Mysuru, Nov 7: Two teenagers were beaten black and blue for allegedly raping a nine-year-old girl in north Mysuru. The crime had taken place four days ago, but came to light on Thursday.

The prime accused is said to be 17-year-old and his accomplice 14-year-old. Police are verifying their ages. The two run a mobile phone repair shop in Hanumanthanagara.

Mandi Mohalla police have booked the duo for rape and under various provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012.

The mob tied the two teenagers to an electricity pole and thrashed them, before police arrested them.

The incident took place on Monday after the girl returned from school. A police officer said that the duo picked up the class 3 girl from her thatched house on the pretext of giving her chocolates. The crime was committed in the house of the prime accused.

The girl's father is said to be an alcoholic who does not take proper care of her. She had lost her mother recently. The minor informed her neighbours about the rape.

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Mangaluru, Dec 7: A rare bamboo shrimp has been rediscovered on mainland India more than 70 years after it was last reported, confirming for the first time the presence of Atyopsis spinipes in the country. The find was made by researchers from the Centre for Climate Change Studies at Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, during surveys in Karnataka and Odisha.

The team — shrimp expert Dr S Prakash, PhD scholar K Kunjulakshmi, and Mangaluru-based researcher Maclean Antony Santos — combined field surveys, ecological assessments and DNA analysis to identify the elusive species. Their findings, published in Zootaxa, resolve decades of taxonomic confusion stemming from a 1951 report that misidentified the species as Atyopsis moluccensis without strong evidence.

The shrimp has now been confirmed at two locations: the Mulki–Pavanje estuary near Mangaluru and the Kuakhai River in Bhubaneswar. Historical specimens from the Andaman Islands, previously labelled as A. moluccensis, were also found to be misidentified and actually belong to A. spinipes.

The rediscovery began after an aquarium hobbyist in Odisha spotted a shrimp in 2022, prompting systematic surveys across Udupi, Karwar and Mangaluru. Four female specimens were collected in Mulki and one in Odisha, all genetically matching.

Researchers warn the species may exist in very small, vulnerable populations as freshwater habitats face increasing pressure from pollution, sand mining and infrastructure development. All verified specimens have been deposited with the Zoological Survey of India for future reference.

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