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Woman stages stir in MU alleging Asst Prof of sexually assaulting her

Mangalore : A 35-year-old woman claiming to be a victim of sexual assault by an Assistant Professor at Mangalore University, has initiated a silent protest in Mangalore University campus on Wednesday, October 29 morning demanding justice.

The victim claims that an Assistant Professor at Mangalore University, Department of Commerce who was introduced to her during a Kannada research project under Kannada Development Authority had sexually exploited her promising her marriage over the last several months and later ignored her. She also said that the Assistant Professor had threatened her of dire consequences if she revealed the matter.

“I had brought this issue to the notice of the Vice-Chancellor and the Registrar of the University. However it evoked no response,” she said.

CPM activist murder case: Four including auto driver booked

Mangalore : Four persons including an auto rickshaw driver have been booked under various charges in connection to murder case of CPI(M) activist Muralidharan (35) who was brutally hacked to death on Monday, October 27 at Seethangoli.

The main accused in the case is Sharath, an auto driver working in Kumble. It is said that Sharath’s father Dayananda, a BJP activist was hacked to death near Kanchikete few years ago. As Muralidharan was named as the accused in Dayanand murder case, he was murdered to avenge death of Dayanand.

A case has been registered against Sharath, his brother and two other relatives. A special team has been formed to search the accused who are at large. The Police has also detained two persons for questioning for allegedly hatching the murder plot.

Muralidharn, son of Ramankutty died on spot after he was stabbed by four people on Monday. The murder had sparked widespread protests with Kasargod observing day long bandh.

Building collapses killing 80-year-old

BANGALORE: A two-storey building collapsed in Lingarajapuram, east Bangalore, on Tuesday evening, killing an 80-year-old woman and injuring four others. A one-month-old girl escaped unhurt.
 
Built of mud, the five decade-old building was leaning dangerously and crashed within minutes of developing huge cracks, eyewitnesses said.
 
Jo Mary, who lived on the ground floor with her son Joseph Paul, 47, was killed in the building collapse. Joseph, who owns the building, suffered injuries.
 
Nirmala, 37, and her son Joseph, 12, who lived on the first floor, sustained injuries while her infant daughter emerged unscathed. Gayathri, 27, a tenant on the first floor, too suffered injuries.
 
There were only six people in the building.
 
Fire brigade workers, who pulled the injured out of the debris, attributed the crash to seepage of water into the basement of the building.
 
Assistant Commissioner of Police (K R Puram) Siddappa said all residents of the building have been accounted for and none was trapped under the debris. Rescue teams were clearing the debris till late in the night.
 
The BBMP has announced a compensation of Rs 3 lakh to the next of kin of the dead and Rs 25,000 to each of the injured.