The Principal District and Sessions Court in Udupi on August 27 delivered a definitive verdict, ordering imprisonment for four individuals implicated in a long-standing case of caste discrimination and assault. This seven-year ordeal involved Panjima, wife of Jayaprakash, a woman from the Scheduled Caste residing in Pragati Nagar, Alevoor village, within Manipal Police Station limits. The court's ruling brings justice for the persistent harassment she endured.
Those convicted include Shobha, a resident of Pragati Nagar, Alevoor; her daughter Chaitra; Shobha's friend Bhaskara
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📰 Source: Vartha Bharati Udupi