COVID-19 second wave: Section 144 imposed in Dakshina Kannada
Religious events, meets prohibited until further notice
Mangaluru: To contain the spread of COVID-19’s second wave in the district, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner on Tuesday issued an order imposing prohibitory orders under section 144(3) across the district.
According to the order, section 144(3) was imposed in the district on Monday, March 29, and will be in place until further notice.
The order states that no religious events like Ugadi, Shab-e-Baraat, Holi, Good Friday, were allowed to be organized at public places, grounds, or at religious places.
It further added that other events like Conferences, Get-togethers and other religious events were not allowed to be organized until further notice.
There is a restriction of assembly of more than five people at a place across the district.
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Sex racket busted in Navi Mumbai; two girls rescued, one man arrested
Thane (PTI): Two minor girls were rescued after a prostitution racket was busted in Navi Mumbai, a police official said on Monday.
On a tip off about one Harish running a flesh trade racket, the Navi Mumbai Crime Branch started a probe on February 20, the official said.
"A decoy customer was sent to verify the information, following which a trap was laid in front of a hotel in Sector 11. The Anti Human Trafficking Cell nabbed Harish Vikas Chhari, a resident of Koparkhairane, while his associate Raj Singh is on the run. Two minor girls were rescued," the CBD Belapur police station official said.
A case has been registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the official added.
