Yediyurappa inaugurates 'Vrikshotsava-2019' in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday morning inaugurated the Vrikshotsava-2019, organised by the forest department here in Bengaluru.
Yediyurappa along with Dy.CM Dr. Ashvath Narayan, MP Tejasvi Surya, MLA Satish Reddy and other leaders planted saplings of plants to inaugurate the event.
Vrikshotsava is termed by the forest department as the ‘Celebration of Forests, Wildlife and Environment’. The celebrations were held at Agara Lake in HRS Layout of the city.
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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.
