According to information, the accused has been identified as Sumanth, a resident of Kurupete in Kanakapura who threw acid on a 17-year-old girl for rejecting his marriage proposal.
A man was arrested for allegedly attacking a minor girl with a sharp-edged weapon and also dragging her on the road in the Gudhiyari area of Chhattisgarh's Raipur, police said on Sunday.
Mapusa Police has booked a teacher of a Higher Secondary School under stringent sections of the POCSO Act and Goa Children's Act for allegedly molesting minor students.
The incident occurred under Sohagi police station limits in the district on Saturday. When the minor girl reached her school, the accused teacher took her into the corner of the school and violated her.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday hailed the National Defence Response Force for rescuing a minor girl's life in earthquake-hit Turkey, saying that the Indian government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is committed to making NDRF the world's leading disaster response Force.
The incident occurred in Dubahi village under Karahiya police station in the district on Monday night. The accused is identified as Sheru Jatav (30), a resident of the same village.