Garment firm manager held for raping staffer

Ravi, manager of a garment factory in Vinayak Nagar, Wilson Garden, was on Thursday arrested for raping a 17-year-old employee, after the victim lodged a complaint with the police. The accused had raped her on the factory premises on August 31.

The victim, a resident of Vivek Nagar, said in the complaint that Ravi, having taken her to his house on the pretext of teaching her tailoring skills, raped her. Learning about the incident, the victim’s parents counselled Ravi to marry their daughter, who refused stating his marriage had been fixed with another girl.

The furious parents then took the girl to Wilson Garden police station and registered a complaint against Ravi, who was subsequently arrested.

Both the victim and the accused were sent for medical examination and the rape was confirmed. Police have invoked the Pocso Act and sent Ravi to judicial custody.
2 held for peddling drugs

Two men were arrested near Manchanbele checkpost under the Tavarekere police limits on Wednesday and 30 kg ganja seized from them.

While Mohammed Hamid, 26, resident of Kengeri Upanagar, and Afsar Pasha, 25, resident of Ramanagar Town, were arrested, Rafique and Shabir are absconding.

Based on a tip-off that four men were carrying 30 kg ganja in a car, the police intercepted the vehicle near Manchanbele checkpost. When they tried to speed away, the police managed to stop them and found them possessing ganja.

Hamid claimed to be a social worker and showed photographs of him in poor people’s company. But his business is to sell ganja to college students and rich people, police said.

Man found hanging

Manje Gowda, 38, hanged himself from a tree near Global Village road under Kengeri police limits on Thursday. The deceased, a resident of Mylasandra, was working in a fruit juice shop. The incident came to light on Thursday morning.