Bengaluru: 4-year-old girl allegedly raped dies at St John's Hospital
A four-year-old girl, allegedly raped and brutally assaulted, has succumbed to her injuries at St John's Hospital in Bengaluru. Medical reports suggest the child's private parts were cut with a sharp object; she was also not fed for days after the heinous assault. Bengaluru Police have arrested two suspects, the alleged rapist Mallikarjuna and his partner Chandana. Tap in for more Bengaluru news!
Bengaluru child rape case: Assault took place a week ago
Police suspect an infection resulted by the assault caused the girl's death; post-mortem report is pending. The girl's mother, a domestic help, left her two months ago in the care of Chandana, whom she knew. But Chandana mistreated her; she was severely ill, malnourished and even had stomach ulcers. Mallikarjuna, Chandana's alleged lover, is believed to have repeatedly raped the girl in Chandana's absence.
Karnakata's Chincholi taluka: Balloon-like object found at farm
Farmers in Chincholi taluka's Hasallu village in Karnataka's Gulbarga district are worried after a massive, mysterious balloon-like object fell on a paddy field, damaging the crop. The object is so big it could cover one-acre of land. Police are trying to trace the culprit(s).
Fake Biocon offer letters: Company complaints against unidentified miscreants
Bengaluru-based biopharmaceutical company Biocon registered a CID complaint against unidentified "con-men" who allegedly created fake email-IDs, shawjohn379@gmail.com and john@bioconlimited.org, in the company Vice-Chairman's John Shaw's name. Since 11 July, the miscreants issued offer letters to job aspirants for money. Biocon learned about the incident after victims approached them for job appointment. Bengaluru CID Inspector General of Police, Chandrasekhar, said an investigation is underway.
Karnataka: Banned liquor stores to restart operations next week
After the Supreme Court clarified liquor stores on national-highways under municipal areas can operate, Karnataka government decided to renew the licenses of 90% of the state's liquor businesses. They were shut since 30 June after SC directed that stores within 500m of highways be shut. Of Karnataka's 10,060 liquor business, about 736 operate in Bengaluru. Most shops will start operating in the next week.
Heavy rains continue to lash Bengaluru
Heavy showers in Bengaluru have left many areas, including Marathahalli, Mahadevapura, Kasturi Nagar, Electronic City, among several others, flooded with water Water entered into hundreds of houses while traffic was also disrupted in several areas. This is reportedly the wettest August Bengaluru has witnessed in 127 years. Collapsed trees, broken sewage pipes, choked storm-water drains, and "haphazard construction" have created chaos in Bengaluru.
