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- A court in Vijayanagara has sentenced a 24-year-old man, Obalesh, to life imprisonment and a fine of Rs 65,000 for kidnapping and murdering a seven-year-old boy.
- Obalesh took the boy, Abhi, from Kamalapura on October 22, 2024, after promising to drop him at school.
- Obalesh threw the boy into flowing water from an HLC canal bridge near the P.K.
- Halli road in Kamalapura.
- Kamalapura police investigated the case and filed a charge sheet after collecting evidence.
- The conviction shows the courts can punish crimes against children even when the accused took the victim under the promise of a school drop.
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Named India · Abhi · Obalesha · District Principal and Sessions Court · Kamlapura Police Station · Rajesh Batagurki · Shekharappa · S. Jahnavi · Vijayanagara
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