Goa: More than 200 children rescued from Madgaon railway station this year
Panaji (PTI): More than 200 children have been rescued from Madgaon railway station in South Goa by the authorities so far this year, an official said on Sunday.
Several children who had either run away from home or found begging at the railway station were rescued by the authorities, a senior official of the Railway Protection Force told PTI.
Childline, a non-profit organisation, has set up a booth at Madgaon railway station and has been involved in these rescues.
"At least 217 children have been rescued from Madgaon railway station till date this year. In some instances, children have run away from home and ended up at the railway station," said Ana Andria Fernandes, a coordinator for Childline Railways.
Fernandes said her team members work round the clock at the railway station and keep an eye out for children who are unaccompanied on the premises and check compartments of trains.
Children from neighbouring Karnataka and even from states as far as Bihar, Odisha and Jharkhand arrive at the railway station by trains, she said.
"In some cases, children leave their homes after witnessing fights between parents or due to anxiety about examination. They board any train without thinking about and understanding the consequences," Fernandes said.
Instances of children found begging on railway platforms are also reported in a major way, she said.
Once rescued, children are handed over to the RPF or Konkan Railway Police, which then entrusts them to care of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), which is set up by the Goa government, it was stated.
The CWC lodges the children at the state-run home 'Apna Ghar' in Merces before handing them over to the parents.
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About 40 people trying to stage protest in Bengaluru against Nagamangala violence detained
Bengaluru(PTI): About 40 people were detained on Friday as they tried to stage a protest in front of Town Hall here against the violence during a Ganesh idol immersion procession at Nagamangala town in Mandya district, police said.
Some of them carried Ganesh idols demanding action against those who indulged in stone-pelting and went on a rampage targeting shops and vehicles in the town on September 11, they said.
"A group of people were proceeding to stage a protest in front of Town Hall but even before they could reach the venue, we stopped them as there was no permission to hold a protest there. However, they did not listen and had to be detained. About 40 of them have been taken into preventive custody," a senior police officer said.
A few people, including two policemen, sustained minor injuries in stone-pelting on Wednesday night in Nagamangala, police officials said.
According to police, an argument broke out between two groups, when the procession by devotees from Badri Koppalu village reached near a 'dargah' on Wednesday, and some miscreants hurled stones, which escalated the situation.
Following the clashes between the two groups, a few shops were vandalised and goods torched and vehicles set on fire on Wednesday night, they added.
Police used mild force to disperse the crowd to control the situation.
The group of youth that carried out the procession halted and staged a protest near the police station, demanding the immediate arrest of those responsible for the violence.
#WATCH | Bengaluru: Members of Bengaluru Mahanagar Ganesh Utsav Samiti hold protest in front of Town Hall against stone pelting on Ganesh procession in Mandya. They are also demanding the release of those arrested in the incident." pic.twitter.com/7wOmoDK8cI
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