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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Delhi records high of 32.7 deg C; AQI remains 'moderate'
New Delhi (PTI): The maximum temperature in Delhi settled at 32.7 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department.
The minimum temperature was recorded at 20.1 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.3 notches below the average for the season, while the relative humidity stood at 46 per cent at 5.30 pm, the IMD said.
The weather department has forecast a partly cloudy sky for Monday with the maximum and minimum temperatures expected to hover around 34 and 19 degrees Celsius, respectively.
The air quality remained 'moderate' at 4 pm, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 134, a slight drop from Saturday’s 137, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
