A 10-year-old girl was raped and murdered by her tuition teacher in Karnataka’s Mandya district. The minor girl who went missing last Tuesday, October 11, was later discovered dead by the police on the same day, her body thrown in a water sump. Subsequent investigations revealed that she was raped and murdered by her 51-year-old tuition teacher. According to the police, the accused Kantaraju had used chocolates to entice the girl to a deserted area, where he sexually assaulted and killed her. The accused was arrested on Thursday.
In connection with the incident, Alok Kumar, Karnataka's ADGP (Law and Order), wrote on Twitter that “efforts are underway to guarantee swift justice and severe punishment”. “The rape and murder of 10 yr old innocent girl at Malavalli in Mandya district is a despicable and brutal act. We are putting all our efforts to ensure speedy justice and maximum punishment in this case (sic),” he said.
The rape and murder of 10 yr old innocent girl at Malavalli in Mandya district is a despicable and brutal act.
— alok kumar (@alokkumar6994) October 13, 2022
We are putting all our efforts to ensure speedy justice and maximum punishment in this case.
Meanwhile, former chief minister of Karnataka and senior Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy condemned the incident. “The horrible occurrence that resulted in the cruel rape and murder of a 10-year-old schoolgirl who travelled to Malavalli for tuition has caused the civic society to hang its head in shame. I condemn such a heinous act,” he said. Nikhil Kumaraswamy, a JDS youth leader, urged the state government to take action against the accused immediately.
ಮಳವಳ್ಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಟ್ಯೂಶನ್ ಗೆ ಬಂದ 10 ವರ್ಷದ ಶಾಲಾ ಬಾಲಕಿಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಅತ್ಯಾಚಾರ ಎಸಗಿ ಬರ್ಬರವಾಗಿ ಕೊಲೆ ಮಾಡಿರುವ ಘಟನೆ ನಾಗರೀಕ ಸಮಾಜ ತಲೆ ತಗ್ಗಿಸುವಂತಹ ಹೇಯ ಘಟನೆ. ಇಂಥ ಪಾತಕ ಕೃತ್ಯವನ್ನು ನಾನು ಖಂಡಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ. 1/3
— ಹೆಚ್.ಡಿ.ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ | H.D.Kumaraswamy (@hd_kumaraswamy) October 13, 2022
Later on Sunday, the Karnataka government announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the family of the minor girl. Stating that the inhumane occurrence has enraged the region, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai added that a chargesheet will be filed against the accused after receiving an FSL (forensic science laboratory) report.
ಮಳವಳ್ಳಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇತ್ತಿಚೆಗೆ ನಡೆದ ಘಟನೆ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಅಮಾನುಷವಾದುದು. ಆರೋಪಿಯನ್ನು ಬಂಧಿಸಲಾಗಿದ್ದು, ಆದಷ್ಟು ಶೀಘ್ರ ಆರೋಪಿಗೆ ಶಿಕ್ಷೆಯಾಗುವಂತೆ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ರೀತಿಯ ಕಾನೂನು ಕ್ರಮಗಳನ್ನು ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದೆ.ಮೃತಪಟ್ಟ ಬಾಲಕಿಯ ಕುಟುಂಬಕ್ಕೆ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ವತಿಯಿಂದ 10ಲಕ್ಷ ರೂ ಪರಿಹಾರ ನೀಡಲಾಗುವುದು.
— Basavaraj S Bommai (@BSBommai) October 16, 2022