Davanagere: The special Pocso court on Thursday adjourned the hearing on the regular bail plea filed by Vachanananda Swamiji of the Veerashaiva Lingayat Panchamasali Gurupeeth in Harihar in connection with a Pocso case. The matter will now be heard on July 3.After his anticipatory bail was cancelled, the seer appeared before the special Pocso court…
Davanagere: The case involving a suspected terrorist found in Bannikodu village of Harihar taluk took a serious turn on Friday, prompting special teams from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) to arrive in Harihar to intensify the probe. Working jointly with local police, the officers gathered several crucial details.The suspect was…
Davanagere: The district special Pocso court in Davanagere deferred to the 30th, its order on a police petition seeking cancellation of the anticipatory bail granted to Vachanananda swami, who was expelled from Veerashaiva Panchamasali Guru Peetha in Harihar in a Pocso case.After hearing arguments from both sides on June 11, the court initially reserved its…
Davanagere: Police have concluded the probe into the Pocso case registered against Vachanananda Swami, who was expelled from the Veerashaiva Lingayat Panchamasali Gurupeeth in Harihar and faces allegations of sexually assaulting a boy, and have submitted a chargesheet in court.The inquiry was completed within a month of registration, and the chargesheet, running to over 100…
Davanagere: District special Pocso court has postponed the trial of petition filed by Davanagere rural police seeking cancellation of bail sanctioned to Vachanananda Swami, expelled pontiff of Veerashaiva Lingayat Panchamasali Gurupeetha Harihar, on Wednesday.Responding to objection appeal and seeking further time to trial, submitted by SV Patil, counsel for the Swami, judge Sriram Narayan Hegade…
Mangaluru Central-Vijayapura Express (Train no 17377) Hubballi: AC and reserved passengers are bearing the brunt of overcrowding on South Western Railway’s Mangaluru Central -Vijayapura Express (train nos 17377/78), amid a shortage of general coaches, passengers, and officials said. The train, the only link between North Karnataka and Mangaluru, has drawn repeated complaints about overcrowding along…
Davangere: Thieves broke into a locked house in Amaravati Colony, Harihar, in Davangere district and stole 483g of gold jewellery and cash while the family was away attending a wedding. The theft took place at the house of businessman Parikshit C Naidu, a resident of D Block, Amaravati Colony, who had gone to attend a…
Davanagere: A 71-year-old man from Harihar town lost Rs 75.4 lakh in a cyber fraud after being lured with false promises of high investment returns. The elderly victim was contacted on WhatsApp by two persons, identified as Mala Todarwala and Suresh Shukla, who posed as investment advisors.According to the FIR, the fraudsters persuaded him to…
Davanagere: On Thursday in Harihar, Vachanananda Swamiji, former head of the Veerashaiva Lingayat Panchamasali Guru Peetha, appeared before police for questioning in a Pocso case involving allegations of sexual assault on a boy who had been staying at the mutt.He reached the Harihar Rural police station at 9 am in a devotee’s car, and was…
