Bengaluru cops step up drive against illegal Bangladeshi migrants
Bengaluru, Oct 28: The drive against illegal Bangladeshi migrants has been intensified following a tip from the NIA that terror outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh is setting up base in South India, especially in Bengaluru, and some other parts of the State, police said on Monday.
As many as 60 illegal Bangladeshi migrants living in shanties around Bengaluru and doing menial jobs, were recently detained, they said.
They were nabbed from Marathahalli, Ramamurthy Nagar, HAL, KR Puram, Bellandur and other places, police said, adding that these people will be deported.
"Our drive is going on. We had information about the 60 people whom we detained day-before-yesterday," Additional Commissioner of Police Sandeep Patil told PTI.
When asked how many illegal Bangladeshi migrants could be staying in the city, Patil said he cannot speculate.
"As and when we get information, we will act," he added.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had recently busted one of the modules of the JMB in and around Bengaluru and seized many materials including improvised explosive devices.
The NIA during its national conference had sounded an alert against growing activities of the JMB, which was involved in the Burdwan bomb blast in West Bengal, and asked the southern states to be cautious about the outfit's operations.
Following this, the Karnataka government decided to set up a Bengaluru-specific Anti-Terror Squad.
While making an announcement about the ATS, Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai had said there was a possibility of more than 20 such groups being active in the state and ordered a crackdown on illegal Bangladeshi migrants in Bengaluru.
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NCW chief condemns rape-murder of 4-year-old girl in Pune, calls for swift action
New Delhi (PTI): National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar has condemned the alleged rape and murder of a four-year-old girl in Maharashtra's Pune, calling it "deeply distressing" and a "blot on humanity".
The girl was allegedly raped and killed by a 65-year-old labourer, who has a criminal record, in Bhor tehsil of Pune on Friday. The accused allegedly lured the child to a cattle enclosure on the pretext of giving her food. After raping her, he killed her by hitting her with a stone, according to police.
The accused has been arrested.
In a post on X on Saturday, Rahatkar said the incident in the Nasrapur area in Pune was heartbreaking and has shaken society.
"The brutal torture and murder of a four-year-old innocent girl in Nasrapur (Bhor, Pune) is deeply painful, heartbreaking, and shocking. It is a blot on humanity," she said.
She said Pune Rural police has arrested the accused and noted that Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar have assured strict action in the case.
Rahatkar said the NCW has taken cognisance of the matter and written to the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), requesting the body to ensure necessary and prompt action.
It has also been recommended that the case be pursued under stringent provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and be closely monitored from the filing of the chargesheet to proceedings in a fast-track special court to ensure time-bound justice, she added.
Ensuring justice for the victim and stringent punishment for the accused is a collective responsibility, the NCW chairperson underlined.
In a post on X, the NCW said it has taken suo motu cognisance of the extremely "heinous" incident.
"This heinous crime causes profound pain and outrage, and it highlights serious concerns regarding the safety of young girls," it said.
Strongly condemning this grave "inhuman act", the NCW said such crimes constitute a serious violation of children's rights and raise questions about society's security system.
