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GANGAVATHI (KOPPAL): Four Muslim youths from Gangavathi metropolis were arrested connected February 4 successful transportation with the alleged battle of a 27-year-old salesman, Venkatesh Avalamand, a nonmigratory of Basapattana colony successful Gangavathi taluk.Based connected a ailment lodged by Venkatesh astatine the Gangavathi Town constabulary station, a lawsuit has been registered against 8 persons, including Khaja Peer, Amir and Indravali. According to the complaint, the incidental occurred connected the nighttime of February 3 erstwhile Venkatesh had gone to the Gangavathi autobus terminus to driblet a Muslim pistillate and her children astatine the petition of her family, who are his neighbours.The ailment stated that a radical of Muslim youths questioned Venkatesh astir accompanying the woman, allegedly snatched his mobile telephone and checked his gallery, asking wherefore helium had photographs of Muslim girls.
Despite the pistillate clarifying that she knew him, the youths allegedly did not perceive and forced him to determination astir the metropolis connected a scooter.Venkatesh alleged that astatine astir 11.30 pm, helium was taken adjacent the railway tracks successful the Siddikeri area, wherever helium was assaulted. He further claimed that helium was forced to confess that helium loved the pistillate and was threatened with decease if helium did not comply. The younker allegedly recorded a video of his emotion confession earlier leaving the spot.
After the assailants left, Venkatesh walked to a infirmary for attraction and aboriginal filed a constabulary ailment with Gangavathi municipality police.Following the registration of the case, SDPI members and immoderate Muslim youths reached the constabulary presumption and engaged successful a verbal altercation with the police, questioning wherefore a lawsuit was registered lone against them. They demanded that a lawsuit beryllium registered against Venkatesh nether the POCSO Act, starring to a ruckus astatine the station.Meanwhile, the Muslim woman’s household has stood by Venkatesh, stating that helium had lone travel to assistance them and had done thing wrong. Superintendent of Police Dr Ram L. Arasiddi visited Gangavathi during the nighttime connected February 4 and gathered details astir the incident.Sources said that SDPI activists person allegedly enactment unit connected the woman’s household to record a POCSO lawsuit if the ailment is not withdrawn. Gangavathi DSP Jayappa Nyamagoudar said the probe is ongoing and reconciliation talks are presently underway betwixt the complainant and the accused.
