Union Minister Tomar's aide commits suicide
New Delhi, Aug 20 : A Personal Assistant of Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar committed suicide early Monday at his residence in south Delhi, police said.
The official, Kundan Singh, aged 30, was staying with his family in Laxmibai Nagar near Sarojini Nagar.
"His family informed police around 2 a.m. that he had hanged himself from a ceiling fan in his room," Station House Officer Ritu Raj said.
"A native of Bihar, Kundan had returned from office on Sunday and went to sleep in his room after dinner. When she went to check later, she found him hanging," the officer said.
"No suicide note was found. We are trying to ascertain the cause and questioning his family," he added. The body was handed over to the family after post-mortem.
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Bengaluru: Four arrested in prostitution racket; four women rescued
Bengaluru (PTI): Four people, among them two women, were arrested for running a prostitution racket from rented houses in parts of the city, police said on Monday.
With their arrest, police also rescued four women who were allegedly forced into prostitution, they said.
The arrests were made following tip-offs received by the Central Crime Branch’s Women Protection Unit on different dates, indicating that prostitution activities were being carried out in rented houses located in Padmanabhanagar, RK Layout, Sundarnagar, and NGF Layout, police said.
Based on information provided by informants, raids were conducted at these locations on different dates, they said.
“During the operations, four women involved in prostitution were rescued. In connection with the case, a total of four individuals, among them two women who were allegedly forcing others into prostitution, were taken into custody,” a statement issued by the office of Bengaluru Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh said.
Upon interrogation, the accused allegedly confessed that they contacted men seeking prostitution services over the phone and arranged for them to visit rented houses, where illegal activities were carried out for monetary gain, it said.
Cases have been registered against the accused at Subramanyapura, Jalahalli, and Jnanabharathi police stations, and further investigation is in progress, police added.
