Pontiff Kidnaps, Rapes Minor Girl
May 25, 2025
|The New Indian Express Hyderabad
A self-proclaimed pontiff has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and raping a minor girl in Belagavi.
The accused, Hathyogi Lokeshwar Swami, a seer of Ram Mandir Mutt in Mekhali village of Raybag taluk, Belagavi has been taken into judicial custody.
According to reports, the incident occurred on May 13, when the minor girl was returning from a relative's house. The accused, claiming he would safely drop her home, instead lured her to a lodge in Raichur. There, he allegedly held her for two days and raped her. He later took her to another lodge in Bagalkot, where he continued to abuse her sexually. He then threatened the victim and abandoned her in Mahalingpur, Bagalkot.
هذه القصة من طبعة May 25, 2025 من The New Indian Express Hyderabad.
اشترك في Magzter GOLD للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة، وأكثر من 9000 مجلة وصحيفة.
هل أنت مشترك بالفعل؟ تسجيل الدخول
المزيد من القصص من The New Indian Express Hyderabad
The New Indian Express Hyderabad
Chance for SA20 to define the South African summer this year?
FOR the first time since their reinstatement 33 years ago, South Africa will not play international cricket on Boxing Day.
2 mins
December 26, 2025
The New Indian Express Hyderabad
Samsung rules out India listing, to bet on interest-free EMIs
EVEN as one of its closest competitors LG Electronics India got listed in October this year, Samsung Electronics has ruled out listing its India business for now, saying it will instead focus on accelerating artificial intelligence adoption across its products and expanding its consumer finance arm to drive sales in one of the most important growth markets.
1 mins
December 26, 2025
The New Indian Express Hyderabad
Centre okays 260 MW hydro power project on Chenab in J&K’s Kishtwar
THE Environmental Appraisal Committee (EAC) under the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has approved the Dulhasti Stage-II hydroelectric project (260 MW) in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, valued at ₹3,277.45 crore.
1 min
December 26, 2025
The New Indian Express Hyderabad
Diallo & Mahrez strike as Ivory Coast, Algeria win
AMAD Diallo and Riyad Mahrez starred as defending champions Ivory Coast and former winners Algeria had contrasting victories when the first round of African Cup of Nations (AFCON) group matches concluded in Morocco.
1 min
December 26, 2025
The New Indian Express Hyderabad
Trends that shaped smartphone technology in 2025
LIKE every year, 2025 saw major technology innovations, with artificial intelligence leading the change.
2 mins
December 26, 2025
The New Indian Express Hyderabad
UNITED BY BLOOD, SPLIT BY POLITICS
AIR travel out of Kolkata begins with time travel.
4 mins
December 26, 2025
The New Indian Express Hyderabad
RIGHTS AWARENESS NEEDED TO CURB TYRANNY OF RWAS
AST week, a peculiar case came to light in Bengaluru where an apartment complex association had established a parallel justice system with the help of a private security agency.
1 mins
December 26, 2025
The New Indian Express Hyderabad
SIT questions Poachgate accused in Tapgate investigation
THE Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the phone tapping case stepped up its inquiry on Thursday and questioned K Nanda Kumar, an accused in the 'poachgate' case in which an attempt was allegedly made to poach MLAs.
1 min
December 26, 2025
The New Indian Express Hyderabad
New DoPT initiatives for maximum governance
UNION minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday that the department of personnel and training (DoPT) has launched five major initiatives on the Good Governance Day aimed at strengthening core governance processes, supporting key stakeholder groups and equipping civil servants to meet the challenges of a rapidly evolving administrative landscape.
1 mins
December 26, 2025
The New Indian Express Hyderabad
CII OUTLINES FISCAL STRATEGY FOR MACRO ECONOMIC STABILITY
THE Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has outlined a four-point fiscal strategy focusing on debt sustainability, fiscal transparency, revenue mobilisation and expenditure efficiency, calling on the government to sustain macroeconomic stability while supporting long-term growth in the forthcoming Union Budget.
1 min
December 26, 2025
Listen
Translate
Change font size

