South Korea’s court to hold final hearing of Yoon’s impeachment trial on Feb 25
South Korea's constitutional court will hold the 11th and final hearing of President Yoon Suk-yeol's impeachment trial on February 25.
The Special POCSO court here on Friday extended the remand of six accused to four more days in a case of blackmailing and sexual exploitation of six minor girls, even as a total bandh was observed in Vijaynagar town of Beawar district to press for stringent punishment to the culprits.
The police have arrested seven accused, including a minor, belonging to a particular community for allegedly gifting mobile phones to six minor schoolgirls from a different community to exploit and blackmail them.
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The accused also face allegations of pressurising the girls to convert.
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The police had brought the accused to the Special (POCSO) Court here and sent six of them back in police custody, while the minor was sent to a correctional home under the Juvenile Justice Board.
On way to the court, a mob of people and lawyers tried to beat the accused, but the police escort party saved them from their ire.
The victim girls recorded their statement before a Nasirabad court magistrate on Tuesday.
Since the accused and the victims hail from different communities, a “love jihad” angle is being suspected in the case.
Meanwhile, the Sarva Dharma Sangh has mobilised people’s support for a campaign demanding a speedy trial and stringent punishment for the accused.
The bandh organised in Vijaynagar on Friday received a good response from locals.
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