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Time of India
4 hours ago
- Time of India
Man gets life term for raping 8-year-old girl
Agra: A Pocso court in Aligarh has sentenced a man, in his late 30s, to life imprisonment for raping and physically assaulting an eight-year-old girl on Nov 16, 2020, near a brick kiln, where he worked and the survivor's family lived. The court of judge Pradip Kumar Ram found Shailesh Manjhi, from Bihar's Nalanda district, guilty under IPC sections 376 (rape), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and relevant sections of the Pocso Act. The judge also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on him. The survivor, who was eight years old at the time, testified that she was playing near her hut at the kiln around 6 pm when Manjhi lured her with a story about burying toffees. He took her under a neem tree, removed her clothes, and "did bad things", she told the court. When she screamed, he punched her in the face, injuring her eyes, and strangled her before fleeing. The girl returned crying to her hut and narrated the ordeal to her parents. Her father, also a migrant labourer from Bihar, approached police the next day and lodged a complaint. The police registered a case and arrested Manjhi. A medical examination confirmed physical and sexual assault. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Transform Your Home with Expert Home Improvement Services. Home Fix Daily Learn More Undo A chargesheet was filed, and the trial proceeded in the Pocso court. Garvit Singh, deputy superintendent of police (Barla), said, "Under the direction of Aligarh SSP Sanjeev Suman, and as part of Operation Conviction, an initiative aimed at securing swift punishment for criminals through effective prosecution, the Aligarh police succeeded in securing a conviction."
Time of India
4 days ago
- Climate
- Time of India
Rain, wind cause Mescom a loss of over Rs 16.4cr
Mangaluru: Due to monsoon winds and rain, 10,583 electric poles were damaged within the Mescom jurisdiction, along with transformers, resulting in damage to assets worth over Rs 16.4 crore. A release from Mescom stated that from April 1 to June 15, the highest damage occurred in Dakshina Kannada and Chikkamagaluru districts. In Dakshina Kannada, assets worth Rs 6.9 crore were damaged, while in Chikkamagaluru, the damage amounted to Rs 3.8 crore. Similarly, in Udupi district, assets worth Rs 3.7 crore were damaged, and in Shivamogga, the damage was of Rs 1.9 crore. Most of the damaged electric poles, transformers, and power lines have been replaced to ensure a smooth power supply. Some repair and replacement work is still ongoing, according to Mescom officials. Among the four districts under Mescom, Dakshina Kannada suffered the most, with 4,227 poles damaged due to wind and rain. In Chikkamagaluru, 2,238 poles were damaged, in Shivamogga 1,945, and in Udupi 2,173 poles were affected. Out of the total 10,583 damaged electric poles, 10,338 have been replaced. Similarly, 180 transformers were damaged across the four districts. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Transform Your Home with Expert Home Improvement Services. Home Fix Daily Learn More Undo In DK, 120 transformers were damaged, in Udupi district, 6, in Shivamogga, 52, and in Chikkamagaluru district, at least two transformers were affected. All 180 damaged transformers have been repaired or replaced. Additionally, 326.5km of power lines were damaged. In Dakshina Kannada district, 211.3km, in Udupi district 32.8km, in Chikkamagaluru district 44.7km, and in Shivamogga district 37.6km of power lines were damaged. Of these, 323km of power lines have been repaired, according to officials. Mescom officials and staff are working tirelessly, despite the wind and rain, to resolve power supply disruptions with the cooperation of customers. Repair work is still ongoing in many areas, and Mescom has requested customers to cooperate.
