Thane girl travelling by local train kidnapped, rescued from Satara; boyfriend held
Thane (PTI): A 17-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped by her boyfriend while she was travelling by a local train from Badlapur in Maharashtra's Thane district, Government Railway Police (GRP) said.
The incident took place on October 12. The girl was later traced to a village in Satara district, located more than 250 km from here, and rescued on Sunday, they said, adding that her 19-year-old boyfriend has been arrested.
The girl was travelling alone by the local train from Badlapur to Vikhroli in neighbouring Mumbai on October 12 when she went missing.
Her family members then approached the Kalyan GRP, following which a case of kidnapping was registered, GRP's senior police inspector Arshuddin Sheikh said.
During the probe, the police got information that the girl's male friend had lured her and kidnapped her. The police conducted enquiries with friends of both the girl and the man and got to know that the two were at Shendre village in Satara.
A police team reached the village and spotted her standing on a road on Sunday. While the police were enquiring with her, the accused man came out of a house in the area and he was caught, the official said.
The police brought both of them here and handed them over to the Kalyan GRP where the case was registered, he said.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
