
Pulse of the Public
Imaginary ImageThe First Additional District and Sessions Court in Madikeri has sentenced two individuals to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment under the POCSO and Child Marriage Acts, while ordering victim compensation.
Aurad-B police raided an agricultural field in Khandikeri village of Aurad taluk and seized 100 illegally cultivated green ganja plants weighing 60.43 kg, valued at ₹30.21 lakh.
Kulgoda police in Mudalgi taluk have cracked the month-old disappearance of a 34-year-old woman, recovering her remains from a sugarcane field and arresting an acquaintance.
The First Additional Civil and JMFC Court in Chikkodi delivered an eco-friendly sentence, ordering a man convicted of drunk and disorderly conduct to plant 50 saplings. Accompanied by his wife, the offender planted 25 saplings each at the court complex and Sadalga Police Station.