Two arrested for raping 12-year-old Dalit girl

July 1, 2011

Mangalore, July 1: Two persons were arrested in connection with the alleged gang rape of a 12-year-old Dalit girl.

The arrested are Manoj Shetty (33), an auto-rickshaw driver and resident of Sunkadakatte and his friend Dinesh Amin (22), a resident of Padu Perav at Chavandypalke in Bajpe.

The duo had allegedly raped Arpitha, resident of Kompdavu village in Mangalore Taluk at Kajepadavu Kolambe village.

The incident, which took place last week, came to light very lately as the victim initially hesitated to reveal it to her parents.

It is said that Shetty dragged the girl into his auto-rickshaw, while she was walking towards her school, and took her to his house on June 24. He also invited his friend Dinesh to the house.

According to a complaint lodged by the victim's mother at Bajpe police station, both Shetty and his friend raped the girl and threatened to kill her if she disclosed the incident to her parents.

The girl was in shock and refused to go to school after the incident. However, on Wednesday she finally disclosed the incident to her mother.

A case under Criminal restraint, Rape along SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities act had been registered in Bajpe Police Station.

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DK in-charge minister presents CM’s MSP plea to Prime Minister in Mangaluru

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November 28,2025

Mangaluru, Nov 28: Karnataka Health Minister and Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Friday handed over Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, highlighting the severe distress faced by farmers due to crashing crop prices.

PM Modi arrived at the Mangaluru International Airport en route to Udupi, where Gundu Rao welcomed him and submitted the letter. The chief minister’s message stressed that farmers are suffering heavy losses because maize and green gram are being bought far below the Minimum Support Price (MSP). The state urged the Centre to immediately begin procurement at MSP.

According to the letter, Karnataka has a bumper harvest this year—over 54.74 lakh metric tons of maize and 1.98 lakh metric tons of green gram—yet farmers are unable to secure fair prices. Against the MSP of ₹2,400/MT for maize and ₹8,768/MT for green gram, market rates have plunged to ₹1,600–₹1,800 and ₹5,400 respectively.

The chief minister has requested the Centre to:

• Direct NAFED, FCI and NCCF to start MSP procurement immediately.
• Ensure ethanol units purchase maize directly from farmers or FPOs.
• Increase Karnataka’s ethanol allocation, citing high production capacity.
• Stop maize imports, which have depressed domestic prices.
• Relax quality norms for green gram, allowing up to 10% discoloration due to rains.

The letter stresses that MSP is crucial for farmer dignity and income stability and calls for swift central intervention to prevent a deepening crisis.

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