Bangalore: Youth for Nation stages protest demanding justice in Sowjanya Rape and Murder case.

Bangalore: Youth for Nation  organised a protest at Jaya Nagar 4Th Block, Bangalore on December 30 demanding justice in the Sowjanya rape and murder case.

Speaking on the occasion,  Ashwin Amin Bantwal expressed his concern over the rising cases of atrocities on women and demanded a thorough probe into the Sowjanya case in order to bring the culprits to book. He also urged for speedy disposal of cases of crime against women and pleaded for change in laws.

He further warned that the Youth for Nation would intensify its protest if justice is denied in case of Sowjanya rape and murder case and many more  such cases.

Niraj Kamath, Harshanarayan, Janardhan, Chetan Shetty Sachin and other leaders of Youth for Nation, were present.

Sowjanya Rape and Murder accused Santhosh to be shifted to Bangalore prison.

Belthangady, Dec 28,2012: The CID which is investigating into the Sowjanya rape and murder case, has decided to  shift Santosh Rao, the lone person arrested in connection with the  case, to the Parappana Agrahara Prison in Bangalore.

The CID cops had already made an appeal in this  regard in the court.
The petition  had said that Santosh Rao said to be mentally unstable, could be treated in Bangalore for his mental illness if he was shifted to the Parappana Agrahara prison. However , a decision in this regard was delayed as the accused too had to agree for the shifting. Reports now say that even Santosh Rao has agreed to his shifting.

On the other hand, it has been gathered that during interrogation by CID sleuths, Santosh  used to remain silent and pretend to be mentally ill whenever questioned about Sowjanya rape and murder case, though otherwise he gave satisfactory reply to other queries.

The police will now inquire Santosh in Bangalore  after  providing him higher treatment if required.

ಎಸ್‌ಎಂಎಸ್ ರವಾನೆ: ನಾ.ಸೇ.ಟ್ರಸ್ಟ್ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರಿಗೆ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಣಾ ಜಾಮೀನು.

ಗುರುವಾಯನಕೆರೆ: ನಾಗರಿಕ ಸೇವಾ ಟ್ರಸ್ಟ್ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ ಕೆ. ಸೋಮನಾಥ ನಾಯಕ್ ಮೇಲೆ ಎಸ್‌ಎಂಎಸ್ ರವಾನೆ ಸಂಬಂಧ ದಾಖಲಾದ ದೂರಿಗೆ ದ.ಕ. ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಪ್ರಧಾನ ಸೆಶನ್ಸ್ ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಣಾ ಜಾಮೀನು ಮಂಜೂರು ಮಾಡಿದೆ. ಸುಕೇಶ್ ಕುಮಾರ್ ಎಂಬವರು ಎಸ್‌ಎಂಎಸ್ ರವಾನೆ ಸಂಬಂಧ ನೀಡಿದ ದೂರಿನ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ಬೆಳ್ತಂಗಡಿ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಠಾಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಎಫ್‌ಐಆರ್ ದಾಖಲಾಗಿತ್ತು. ಸೆಶನ್ಸ್ ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಣಾ ಜಾಮೀನಿಗೆ ನಾಯಕ್‌ರು ಅರ್ಜಿ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿದ್ದು ತಾ.೧೯.೧೨.೨೦೧೨ರಂದು ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯ ಶರ್ತಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷಣಾ ಜಾಮೀನು ಮಂಜೂರು ಮಾಡಿದೆ ಎಂದು ನಾಗರಿಕಾ ಸೇವಾ ಟ್ರಸ್ಟ್‌ನ ಕಾರ್ಯದರ್ಶಿ ಜಯಪ್ರಕಾಶ್ ಭಟ್ ಸಿ.ಹೆಚ್ ತಿಳಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

I.ಖಿ. ಂಛಿಣ ನ ಸೆಕ್ಷನ್ ೬೬ಂs ದುರುಪಯೋಗದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ದೇಶಾದ್ಯಂತ ವ್ಯಾಪಕ ಚರ್ಚೆ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದು, ಸುಪ್ರೀಂ ಕೋರ್ಟ್ ಕೂಡಾ ಇದನ್ನು ಗಂಭೀರವಾಗಿ ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಿರುವುದನ್ನೂ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸರಕಾರದ ನಿರ್ದೇಶನದ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ಠಾಣಾಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳು ಮೇಲಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳ ಅನುಮತಿ ಇಲ್ಲದೆ ಈ ಸೆಕ್ಷನ್ ಅಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ದೂರು ದಾಖಲಿಸುವಂತಿಲ್ಲವೆಂಬುದನ್ನೂ ಸಂವಹನ ಮಾದ್ಯಮದ (ಮೊಬೈಲ್, ಇಂಟರ್‌ನೆಟ್) ಮೂಲಕ ಸಂವಹನ ಮಾಡುವುದು ಅಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ಯ್ರದ ವ್ಯಾಪ್ತಿಗೆ ಬರುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂಬುದೂ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಉಲ್ಲೇಖನೀಯವೆಂದು ಅವರು ಹೇಳಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

ವಿಳಂಬದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮನೆಯವರ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗೆ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಹಕ್ಕುಗಳ ರಕ್ಷಣಾ ಆಯೋಗ ತಬ್ಬಿಬ್ಬು!

ಬೆಳ್ತಂಗಡಿ: ಸುಮಾರು ಎರಡೂವರೆ ತಿಂಗಳ ಹಿಂದೆ ಕೊಲೆಯಾದ ಬೆಳ್ತಂಗಡಿ ತಾಲೂಕಿನ ಪಾಂಗಾಳ ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿನಿ ಸೌಜನ್ಯಳ ಮನೆಗೆ ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡಿರುವ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಹಕ್ಕುಗಳ ರಕ್ಷಣಾ ಆಯೋಗದ ತಂಡ ಸೌಜನ್ಯ ಕುಟುಂಬಕ್ಕೆ ನ್ಯಾಯ ದೊರಕಿಸಿಕೊಡಲು ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ ನಡೆಸಲಾಗುವುದೆಂಬ ಭರವಸೆ ನೀಡಿದೆ.

ಆಯೋಗದ ಸದಸ್ಯರು ಸೋಮ ವಾರ ಧರ್ಮಸ್ಥಳ ಸನಿಹದ ಪಾಂಗಾಳ ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿನ ಮೃತ ಸೌಜನ್ಯಳ ಕುಟುಂ ಬಿಕರನ್ನು ಮಾತನಾಡಿಸಿ ಪ್ರಕರಣದ ವಿವರಗಳನ್ನು ಪಡೆದುಕೊಂಡರು.

ಮೊದಲಿಗೆ ಆಯೋಗ ತಡವಾಗಿ ಬಂದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮನೆಯವರು ಪ್ರಶ್ನಿಸಿದಾಗ ಕೆಲ ಕಾಲ ಇರಿಸು ಮರಿಸಾದ ಸದಸ್ಯರು ಬಳಿಕ ಘಟನೆಯ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಮಾಹಿತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಪಡೆದಿದ್ದೇವೆ. ಅನಿವಾರ್ಯವಾಗಿ ತಡವಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಸಮಜಾಯಿಸಿ ನೀಡಿದರು.
ಈ ಸಂದರ್ಭ ಆಯೋಗದ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ ಉಮೇಶ್ ಆರಾಧ್ಯ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮದವರಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಿ, ಪ್ರಕರಣದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಕೆಲವೊಂದು ಮಾಹಿತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಪಡೆದುಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದೇವೆ. ಆದರೆ ಮನೆಯವರ ಹೇಳಿಕೆ ಪ್ರಾಮುಖ್ಯತೆ ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತದೆ. ಈ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಸರಕಾರಕ್ಕೆ ವರದಿಯನ್ನೂ ನೀಡಲಿದ್ದೇವೆಯಲ್ಲದೆ ತನಿಖೆ ನಡೆಸುತ್ತಿರುವ ಸಿಐಡಿ ತಂಡಕ್ಕೂ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಕೊಡುತ್ತೇವೆ. ಘಟನೆಯ ಸತ್ಯಾಸತ್ಯತೆ ನಾಗರಿಕರಿಗೆ ಗೊತ್ತಾಗಬೇಕು. ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ಇಂತಹ ಪ್ರಕರಣ ನಡೆಯಕೂ ಡದೆಂಬುದೇ ನಮ್ಮ ಕಳಕಳಿ. ಅಲ್ಲದೆ ತನಿಖೆಯನ್ನು ಚುರುಕುಗೊಳಿಸುವಂತೆ ಒತ್ತಡ ಹೇರಲಾಗುವುದು ಎಂದರು. ೧೭ ವರ್ಷ ಒಳಗಿನ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಯಾವುದೇ ರೀತಿಯ ದೌರ್ಜನ್ಯವಾದಾಗ ಅವರ ರಕ್ಷಣೆಗೆಂದು ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಹಕ್ಕುಗಳ ಆಯೋಗ ರಚನೆಯಾಗಿದೆ. ಸ್ವತಃ ಪೋಷಕರಿಂದ, ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕರಿಂದ, ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರಿಂದ, ಆಹಾರದಲ್ಲಾಗಲಿ, ಮಾನಸಿಕವಾಗಲಿ, ದೈಹಿಕವಾಗಲಿ, ಶಿಕ್ಷಣದಲ್ಲಾಗಲಿ ಆಗುವ ದೌರ್ಜನ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ತಡೆಯಲು ಆಯೋಗ ಮುಂದೆ ಬರುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂದವರು ವಿವರಿಸಿದರು.

ಸಂತೋಷ್ ಒಬ್ಬನಿಂದಲೇ ಈ ಕೃತ್ಯ ಖಂಡಿತಾ ಆದದ್ದಲ್ಲ. ಪೋಲಿಸರು ಆತನನ್ನು ಫಿಕ್ಸ್ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಇನ್ನೊಂದೆಡೆ ಕೃತ್ಯವೆಸಗಿ ಶವವನ್ನು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ತಂದು ಹಾಕಲಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಮನೆಯವರು ಆಯೋಗದ ಮುಂದೆ ದೂರಿಕೊಂಡರು.

ಆಯೋಗದ ಸದಸ್ಯರಾದ ಬಿ. ಶಿವರಾಜೇ ಗೌಡ, ವನಿತಾ ತೊರವಿ, ಮಹಿಳಾ ಮತ್ತು ಶಿಶು ಅಭಿವೃದ್ದಿ ಇಲಾಖೆಯ ಮಂಗಳೂರು ಶಿಶು ಅಭಿವೃದ್ದಿ ಯೋಜನಾಧಿಕಾರಿ ಶ್ಯಾಮಲಾ, ಬೆಳ್ತಂಗಡಿಯ ಸಹಾಯಕ ಶಿಶು ಅಭಿವೃದ್ದಿ ಯೋಜನಾಧಿಕಾರಿ ಕೇಶವ, ಜಿಲ್ಲಾ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ರಕ್ಷಣಾ ಘಟಕದ ಕುಮಾರ್ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿಗಾರ್, ಸುಮಂಗಳ, ಮೇಲ್ವಿಚಾರಕಿ ಕಾವೇರಮ್ಮ, ಮಂಜುಶ್ರೀ ಅಂಗನವಾಡಿ ಕಾರ್ಯಕರ್ತ ಗೋಪಿ ಉಪಸ್ಥಿತರಿದ್ದರು.

Sowjanya Rape and Murder: Child Rights Panel meets family at Pangala, assures speedy justice

Belthangady, Dec 25: The members of state Child Rights Protection Committee on Monday December 24 visited the family of Sowjanya, the 17-year-old student who was found raped and murdered at Pangala near Dharmasthala in early October this year.
The family claimed that Sowjanya was murdered elsewhere and her body dumped at the spot where she was later found.


Daughter of Chandappa Gowda, Sowjanya was found brutally raped and murdered on October 10 at Pangala near Dharmasthala. Her body was found among the bushes in a forest area.
The family members appealed to the committee for justice but expressed dissatisfaction over the fact that the committee members had visited them two months after the incident took place.
They informed that during the search operation for Sowjanya, the place where her body was found was checked thoroughly on the night she went missing. “How did the body appear the next day when we had already searched the same place the previous night?” the family members questioned.

Speaking to reporters, Umesh Aaradya H R, president of Child Rights Protection Committee said, “The committee members have questioned others and obtained information. The information related to Sowjanya’s murder will be collected and submitted to the court through the department concerned. The matter is being investigated by the police department and the CoD, and Child Rights Protection Committee will ensure that the investigation is not delayed.”
“There is a difference between the recent reports on the case and the information obtained from the family members. Efforts are being made to find out the truth,” he said.

Prior to meeting family members, information from departments concerned was also collected.
The Child Rights Protection Committee has been formed to protect children below 17 years of age from any sort of harassment. The commission strives to protect them from any sort of violence be it physical, mental, or related to education or nutrition, from their parents, public, or teachers.

Committee members B Shivaraje Gowda, Vanitha Toravi, Vikram, district child protection unit Kumar Shettigar, Sumangala, Mangalore child welfare department assistant officer Shaymala, Beltangady assistant child development officer Keshava, incharge Kaveramma, Manjushree, Anganawaadi worker Gopi were present.

'Bangalore Mirror' recognized our campaign for Sowjanya.

Bangalore Mirror, a venture of TOI has written an article on Sowjanya case and our online campaign which has been on course to get justice for the victim in its website on December 26.

I hope this would reach many readers and help us in many ways to get the much needed justice.

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What happened with Sowjanya on October 10?

Belthangady, Oct 10:  In a shocking incident, a 17-year-old girl was found brutally murdered near Pangala in Dharmasthala, on Wednesday October 10.
The deceased has been identified as Sowjanya, daughter of Chandappa Gowda, a PWD contractor and resident of Pangala. Sowjanya was a second year PU student of SDM College, Ujire.
It is learnt that her parents lodged a missing report in Belthangady police station when she did not return home after class on Tuesday October 9 evening. A search operation was launched, but she could not be found.
Sources told Daijiworld that her body was found on Wednesday among the bushes beside the road leading to Pangala. She was wearing her uniform and her bag was found nearby. Police suspect that she has been raped and murdered.
Her hands were fastened with the shawl which she was wearing, and there was mud on her legs showing signs of a struggle. Her clothes were torn and she was reportedly strangled to death. 
Also, her gold chain and earrings were left intact, making it clear that robbery was not the intention
Sowjanya was the second among Chandappa's four daughters and one son. Her elder sister is married.
SP Abhishek Goyal, Puttur inspector Sudarshan and Belthangady SI Yogish Kumar visited the spot.
Belthagady police have registered a case. Investigations are on.

Nagarika Seva Trust to Approach High Court to seek CBI Probe on Sowjanya Rape and Murder Case

A meeting of prominent citizens, people’s representatives and organizations held in the Nagarika Seva Trust premises in Guruvayanakere has resolved to approach the state high court to seek a CBI probe into the case of Rape and murder of student Sowjanya.

Concern was expressed over 434 cases of suicide and 16 murders that have taken place in and around Ujire and Dharmasthala during the last 11 years and they too should be brought under the purview of the CBI probe, it was demanded.

The action of the Belthangady police station house officer in filing an FIR against Trust president Somanath Nayak without even making a formal investigation was also condemned at the meeting. Writer-thinker Lakshmish Tolpady presided over the meeting. Somanath Nayak welcomed the gathering and secretary Jayaprakash Bhat thanked everyone.

Opinions were presented by K Ramananda Salian, Vidya Nayak, taluk panchayat president Keshava, Deviprasad, C K Chandrakala, Sundar Salian, Soma, Atradi Amrita Shetty, Chandu, Prabhakar Shetty Uppadka, Vasantarani, Ashok Devadiga, Somashekhar Devasya, Madhava Gowda, P R Yashochandra, Saguna, Shubhavani, Dr Krishnamurty, Manjunath Salian, Chaitanya and others.

Various associations to move HC seeking CBI probe into Sowjanya case

Belthangady:  A meeting of elected representatives as well as representatives of various organizations held at the Nagarika Seva Trust office at Guruvayanakere, has decided to file a writ petition in the High Court demanding a CBI investigation into the Sowjanya rape and murder case.

Alongside with it, the meeting also resolved to seek a CBI probe into all the 434 cases of suicides and 16 murder cases reported from Dharmasthala and Ujire in the past 11 years. A memorandum would be submitted in this regard to the state High Court.

The meeting further strongly condemned the FIR filed against the Trust President Somanath Nayak by the Belthangady Police. Lakshmisha Tolpady, noted thinker presided over the meeting.