Weekend curfew: Normal life hit in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi districts
Mangaluru, Apr 24: Normal life was disrupted in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts as the weekend curfew in the wake of the surge in Covid-19 cases came into force from Saturday.
Shops selling essential items were allowed to open from 6 am till 10 am when people flocked to make urgent purchases.
Fish markets were also busy with customers, while all other commercial establishments remained shut.
Police have deployed force in the entire DK district to prevent people from crowding.
In Mangaluru, 45 check points were set up to stop people from unnecessary travel in private vehicles.
City police commissioner N Shashi Kumar said the people are cooperating with the weekend curfew.
In Udupi also, normal life came to a near-halt during the weekend curfew.
Vehicles were off the roads and shops and commercial establishments remained closed, except for those selling essential commodities.
Long distance buses were allowed, while city buses and private vehicles kept off the roads.
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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.
