Karnataka: Police foils attempt to sell 15-day-old baby in Shivmoga; four women arrested
Shivamogga: A group of four people who were trying to sell a 15-day-old male child was arrested by the Tunga Nagar Police and Child Welfare Helpline staff.
A woman owning a beauty parlour in Tipu Nagar had taken help from a local woman to try to sell the infant. The police, who raided a house in Tipu Nagar, caught four people involved in the criminal attempt – Shaila, Suma, Tulasi, and Shanmukha. Shaila was allegedly involved in two earlier incidents.
The child belongs to a relative of Suma. The group had bargained with a man for Rs 1.5 lakh in exchange for the child.
During questioning by the police, the family members revealed that since they were poor and the mother of the child was mentally unstable, they had decided to sell the child.
The three arrested women and the child have been sent to Surabhi Mahila Santwana Kendra.
Child Helpline staff, Women and Child Development Department officers, and the police were part of the raiding team.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
