Lodge at Pumpwell raided, 6 Bangla girls rescued
Mangaluru: Police conducted a raid at an inn in Pumpwell here on Friday and arrested several persons who were indulged in the prostitution business. Meanwhile, six Bangla girls were rescued in operation.
Hotel Annapoorna located at Pumpwell was raided on Friday morning based on specific information. In connection with this case, the police have arrested several persons including a 26-year-old Belthangady resident Pavan. According to police, the prime accused Shivaram Pujari is absconding.
Mysuru-based Odanadi Samstha which fights against human trafficking and a Child Line Sansthe gave a tipoff to the police.
It has been reported that the prostitution was in place at a secret room on the 3rd floor of the hotel. Six girls were found in this room when the police conducted the raid. Four minor girls said to have escaped during the attack.
The police seized Bangla currency, mobile phones during the raid.
More than 15 persons have been taken into custody and inquiry is on.
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Punjab elect to bowl against Chennai in IPL match
Chennai (PTI): Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bowl against Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League match here on Friday.
CSK made one change to their playing XI, bringing in Prashant Veer in place of Matt Short.
CSK had lost to Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets in the opening match while Punjab Kings defeated Gujarat Titans by three wickets.
Teams:
Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson (w), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Matt Henry, and Khaleel Ahmed.
Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh (w), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, and Yuzvendra Chahal.
