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In a shocking twist to the Puttur case where a young woman was deceived with a false promise of marriage and later gave birth to a child, DNA test results have confirmed that the accused youth is indeed the father of the child. However, those who earlier tried to mediate and promised to settle the issue through marriage have now gone missing. Their sudden disappearance after the DNA confirmation has angered the victim’s family.

The accused, Shrikrishna J Rao, son of BJP leader P.G. Jagannivas Rao from Puttur, had allegedly promised marriage to the young woman but later betrayed her. Following the incident, several activists and community leaders had come forward to support the victim, visiting her home and assuring her family that the accused would marry her.

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