Mysuru, Oct. 10 -- Conviction on Feb. 22, 2025; appeals in High Court, gets bail, returns to crime

K.S. Karthik, the accused in the abduction, rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl in Mysuru, had previously been convicted by the Additional District and Sessions Court, Kollegal, for sexual harassment and attempted murder in a 2019 case.

He was sentenced to four years of imprisonment and fined Rs. 5,000. However, he was later granted bail after appealing the conviction in the High Court.

Karthik, a bus cleaner from Siddalingapura, was charged under IPC Sections 354(A) and 307 for an incident that occurred on Oct. 26, 2019, at 6.30 pm near JSS College bridge, close to a Church in Kollegal town.

According to the complaint, he allegedly gr...