Mangaluru: City once again flooded with logged rain water as heavy rain continues battering Kudla
Mangaluru: City’s drainage system once again came under question and criticism by the locals on Friday as heavy rain since late Thursday night left several places of the city reeling under logged water and sewage overflow on Friday morning.
Subhash Nagar first cross near Pandeshwar has turned into a water lake while Mangaluru Central Railway Station was once again flooded with rain water causing inconvenience to the railway passengers.
Falnir Road, Kottara Chowki were also among the severely affected areas by water logging. At various places the sewages were seen overflowing with the rain water causing inconvenience and posing danger to two-wheeler riders, school, college students and others.
The water logging has also affected bus services in the city along with causing inconvenience to other motorists.
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Six foreign nationals held for alleged prostitution in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): Six foreign women were arrested after they were found to be allegedly engaged in illegal activities by soliciting men in a public place for prostitution, police said on Tuesday.
The arrests were made by the Women Protection Wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) on April 24, they said.
Police, however, have not disclosed the nationalities of the women in the statement.
According to police, the operation was carried out following a tip off that some foreign women were standing near the footpath of the bus stop close to Madiwala Check Post, within the jurisdiction of Koramangala Police Station here and were soliciting men passing by on the road for prostitution.
Based on this information, the officers and staff of the CCB Women Protection Wing immediately visited the spot and conducted a verification, they said.
During the operation, it was found that six foreign women were engaging in illegal activities by soliciting men in a public place for prostitution, a statement issued by the office of the police commissioner stated.
Acting swiftly, the officers and staff conducted a raid and secured all six foreign women. Upon inquiry regarding their passports and visas, they failed to provide valid and satisfactory information, it said.
"Subsequently, all six foreign women were produced before the Koramangala Police Station along with a report for further legal action. In this regard, a case has been registered at Koramangala Police Station, and further investigation is in progress," the police statement added.
