Telangana: ‘Godman’ arrested for abusing minor under pretext of ‘healing rituals’
Hyderabad (PTI): A self-styled godman was arrested in Telangana’s Adilabad district for allegedly "sexually abusing" a minor girl under the pretext of performing rituals to cure her illness, police said on Tuesday.
According to the police, the accused had convinced the girl’s family that he could "heal" her.
On October 9, he performed certain "rituals" near a river in Nirmal district. Two days later, on the night of October 11, he stayed at the family’s house in Adilabad town and claimed he needed to carry out "further rituals alone with the girl" for her complete recovery.
While the family waited in another room, he allegedly abused the minor and warned her not to reveal the incident, telling her that the act "would cure" her illness.
Following a complaint lodged by the victim’s family, police registered a case under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
The accused was subsequently arrested, and further investigation is underway, officials added.
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Fire erupts at plastic factory in Ahmedabad; no casualties
Ahmedabad (PTI): A fire broke out at a plastic granules and mould manufacturing factory in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on Sunday morning, an official said.
No casualties were reported in the incident, he said.
The blaze erupted around 8 am at Processo Plast Enterprise in the Bapunagar area, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation's Additional Chief Officer (fire) Mihir Rana told PTI.
Thick plumes of smoke were seen billowing into the sky, visible from a considerable distance in the area.
"The unit closed after the night shift and the fire broke out in the morning in the ground floor's storage facility section due to unidentified reasons," Rana said.
Nine fire tenders and several other firefighting vehicles were rushed to the spot, and the blaze was brought under control by 11 am, he said.
Firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading to the first floor. However, machinery and plastic materials were damaged on the ground floor, he said, adding that the exact cause of the blaze was under investigation.
