Three women held for pushing minors into prostitution
Davangere, August 9: District Crime Branch on Thursday arrested three women on charges of kidnapping minor girls and pushing them to prostitution and rescued a minor girl. With this, the police busted a flesh trade racket which was active in the district.
Speaking to reporters here on Thursday, SP R Chethan said that the arrested women were identified as Geeta (33), Anitha alias Kavya (34) and Roopa (28). They were kidnapping minor girls in Davangere, Gadag and other places and pushing them to prostitution. By luring the innocent girls from bus stands or railway stations or kidnapping them, the accused have been forcing them to prostitution to make fast bucks. One among such minor girls was suffering from AIDS, he said.
All the three accused belong to Davangere district and it is suspected that the team might have more persons. The police have been trying to trace the main accused Shivu and another person. The accused had involved in the same business earlier and were arrested. Later, after they were released on bail from the court, they have once again started their old business, the police said.
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22 students hospitalised post-lunch at Telangana school; probe underway
Hyderabad, Nov 26: At least 22 students from a government school in Telangana's Narayanpet district were hospitalised on Tuesday after complaining of headaches and stomach aches. Officials are investigating whether the illness was linked to the lunch served at the school.
The affected students had also eaten snacks from nearby bakeries and shops, and samples have been collected for laboratory testing, according to the District Educational Officer (DEO), based on preliminary information.
Over 400 students, along with district authorities, the school headmaster, and teachers, had the mid-day meal at Zilla Parishad High School in Maganoor on Tuesday. However, 22 students began experiencing symptoms of headaches, stomach pain, and vomiting at 3.30 pm.
They were admitted to a hospital, where doctors confirmed they were safe after treatment, the official said. One student who vomited claimed the potatoes and brinjal were inadequately cooked, while another had a stomach ache.
It was alleged that the affected students fell ill after having lunch, though they had also eaten snacks from outside the school. District authorities are investigating the matter from all angles, said a senior official.
This incident follows a similar case on November 20, when 17 students from the same school were hospitalised after consuming a mid-day meal.
