Child kidnapping racket busted in Hyderabad, six children rescued
Hyderabad(PTI): Four members of a gang allegedly involved in kidnapping children were arrested here, and six "abducted" children were rescued, police said on Monday.
The gang committed the offences over the past five years in Hyderabad and Sangareddy district, a release from Cyberabad Police Commissionerate said.
Acting on a complaint that a four-year-old son went missing from his hut in Lingampally on August 26 while his mother had gone to the hospital, a case was registered, and special teams were formed to investigate.
During inquiry, the prime accused, an Ayurvedic Practitioner who runs an Ayurvedic store, was apprehended. He, along with three others, was found involved in the kidnappings, the police said adding the missing boy was rescued.
The accused targeted children up to five years old in and around railway stations and isolated places. After monitoring their movements for a few days, the gang kidnapped the children and sold them to childless couples through associates for money.
During the investigation, it was also revealed that one parent had sold his two infants, aged three days and one day, to needy couples through the gang members, they said.
Police traced six children in the age group of one to five (including the complainant's son) and rescued them. The children were handed over to the District Child Protection Officer for safe custody and further procedures, the release added.
The police recovered Rs five lakhs from the accused.
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Karnataka School Edu Dept prohibits children from being made to dance to obscene songs
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka School Education Department has issued a circular strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs in educational and cultural programmes.
It stated that such dances would negatively impact students' mental health and moral values. It will create indiscipline and harm the sanctity of education.
"All the Deputy Directors (Administration) of the state's School Education Department have been asked to take strict measures to prevent children or students from dancing to obscene songs in all government, aided and unaided schools in the state," the office of the commissioner of the School Education Department said in a recent circular.
"If it is found that children are being made to dance to obscene songs, appropriate action will be taken against the headmaster or management of such school," it added.
The department also listed certain measures in this regard, which include: strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes; selecting songs that are inspiring, positive, instilling national pride in children and reflecting the greatness, dignity, values, culture, and morality of the state.
Stating that the school headmaster and management are responsible for selecting songs and dances for cultural programmes, it said, they should also ensure that students wear decent clothes in dance or cultural programmes.
