An additional district and sessions court-cum-fast track court to try POCSO cases in Mangaluru sentenced a 51 year-old man native of Belagavi district to death and life imprisonment after finding him guilty of raping and murdering a 13 year-old girl in Mangaluru.
Additional District and Sessions Judge (Fast Track Court II) K.S. Maanu passed the order of conviction and sentence on September 10, 2025 against Fakeerappa Hanumappa Madara, a native of Hanchinal village, Savadatti Taluk. He was charged with rape and murder of the victim who was staying in a rented house with her relatives at Jokatte in Panambur Police limits on August 6, 2024.
