GP poll candidate arrested on charges of raping minor

Mangalore Today News Network

Sullia, Dec 28, 2020:   Bellare police arrested a  Gram Panchayat election candidate on the charges of raping a minor girl.

 

The arrested man is Hukrappa alias Narayana Punchama who was a candidate  contesting from Kalmadka which went to polls on Sunday itself.

It is learnt the victim girl also happens to be a close relative of the accused. The girl’s family had lodged a complaint following which the accused was arrested.