Silvester D’ Souza
Daijiworld Media Network – Kundapur (EP)
Kundapur, Jan 17: Additional district and sessions court justice Prakash Khanderi sentenced Ampar Moodubage resident Vigneshwara (32) to ten years imprisonment and levied Rs 25,000 fine for allegedly taking advantage of a woman by making false promises of marriage.
The victim in her complaint to the police had stated that the accused, Vighneshwara, an auto-rickshaw driver, had come to her on June 2, 2011 saying that his parents wanted to see her. He had then taken her to his house at Moodubage, Ampar. He had physical relationship with her against her wish. He had also taken her to see Jog Falls on November 15 that year and raped her at a lodge at Sagar saying that he will marry her. But he later denied the allegations and refused to marry, stated the girl in her complaint.
The then Kundapur circle inspector Diwaker P M had submitted a charge sheet to the court. Twelve witnesses had testified in the court.
Additional district sessions court justice declared that the crime against the accused is proved and sentenced him under IPC 417 and IPC 376.
District government prosecutor Prakashandra Shetty Beloor argued for the prosecution.