Shivani Kava

1 month ago | thenewsminute.com | Shivani Kava |Dhanya Rajendran

Sowjanya’s murder remains a significant case in Karnataka’s collective memory—not only because her killer was never found, but also due to flaws in the justice system. Sowjanya, a 17-year-old college student from Belthangady, was brutally raped and murdered in October 2012. Despite multiple investigations by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), her killer hasn’t been found.

1 month ago | thenewsminute.com | Shivani Kava |Dhanya Rajendran

A video by Kannada content creator Sameer MD on February 27, 2025, has reignited public interest in the Sowjanya rape and murder case, shedding light once again on the tragic events that unfolded in Karnataka’s Ujire. Sowjanya, a second-year Pre-University student of the Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College, went missing on October 9, 2012 and was found dead the next day near the Nethravathi river, her hands bound to a tree with her shawl.

Jan 17, 2025 | thenewsminute.com | Shivani Kava

The Karnataka High Court on Friday, January 17, temporarily restrained a trial court from framing charges against Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Revanna, who is accused of abducting a woman allegedly raped by his son. Justice M Nagaprasanna, while issuing the order, allowed the special court in Bengaluru to continue hearing arguments in the case but barred it from framing charges until January 30. The High Court is set to hear Revanna’s quashing petition on the same date.

Jan 16, 2025 | thenewsminute.com | Shivani Kava |Dhanya Rajendran

"Just because you are Prajwal Revanna, the law cannot be bent for you," the Karnataka High Court said on Thursday, January 16, while dismissing a plea filed by the former MP seeking access to all electronic evidence in his case. Prajwal, a former Mandya MP and JD(S) leader, is accused of sexually assaulting five women, with most of the digital evidence in the case retrieved from his driver’s phone. While the court denied him copies of the records, it allowed him to inspect them, LiveLaw reported.

Jan 1, 2025 | newslaundry.com | Shivani Kava

For the second year in a row, Kannada news channels descended into voyeuristic coverage during New Year’s celebrations in Bengaluru, stalking and chasing couples and women on the packed streets of MG Road, Church Street, and Koramangala. The harassment was not limited to news channels alone, as some popular handles on X seem to have also shot videos of these women and hosted the videos on their handles.