Karnataka: Constable sentenced to life imprisonment for abetting suicide of minor

The additional district and sessions judge FTSC-1 (POCSO) in Mangaluru sentenced a convict, who was a police constable of District Armed Reserve (DAR), to life imprisonment for abetting the suicide of a minor girl.

The court sentenced the convict, 35-years-old Praveen Salian to undergo imprisonment for life and pay a fine of Rs 10,000 after the accusation of sexual harassment and abetting the suicide of a minor girl on him was proved.

The court further sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of three years.

A death note was found on the table in the room, in which it was stated that the accused Praveen, working as a police constable at Pandeshwar, was responsible for her suicide. Praveen reportedly had come in contact with the girl through Facebook.

The girl committed suicide by hanging herself. A death note was found in which it was stated that the accused Praveen, working as a police constable, was responsible for her suicide.

Praveen reportedly had come in contact with the girl through social media. Based on her mother's complaint a case was registered at Ullala police station on June 10, 2015.He had blackmailed the victim of ruining her reputation in case she failed to give him Rs 1 lakh. He had allegedly shared inappropriate pictures and messages with the victim.