Mysuru: Police rescue minor, arrest two in underage prostitution case
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Mysuru (PTI): Police, in coordination with NGO Odanadi Seva Samsthe, on Monday said they rescued a minor girl and arrested two accused here, who are allegedly involved in exploiting underage girls for prostitution.
Shobha, a Bengaluru resident, and her accomplice Tulsi Kumar were arrested on Saturday following a decoy operation in Mysuru organised with the NGO, police added.
The duo is accused of demanding Rs 20 lakh to arrange the sexual exploitation of a girl who had just reached puberty.
Police said preliminary investigations revealed the racket operated on a superstition that "intercourse with minor girls could cure sexual illnesses and impotence", generating demand for such exploitation.
Investigators said the network targeted men with such beliefs and supplied them with menstruating minor girls.
Police said the NGO had received information that Shobha was approaching such men and showing a 12-13-year-old girl to potential clients over WhatsApp video, demanding payment in return.
Acting on the tip-off, the NGO alerted senior police officers, who, in coordination with the Child Welfare Committee and the Child Protection Unit, laid a trap.
On Sunday afternoon, at around 2 pm, Shobha arrived near the Government Girls’ Children’s Home in Vijayanagar 4th Phase with the girl, a class 6 student.
Police said Shobha demanded Rs 20 lakh for the girl’s "first sexual intercourse".
Officers moved in and arrested her.
Shobha initially claimed the girl was her daughter, then her brother’s daughter, and later her adopted child, before eventually admitting her role in prostitution. Kumar, who accompanied her, claimed to be her husband, police said.
The rescued girl has been placed under the care of the children’s home. The accused remain in police custody, and further investigation is underway to identify other members of the alleged trafficking network.
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Vijay unable to prove majority, not invited for CM oath ceremony: Sources
Chennai: Actor-politician Vijay has reportedly not been invited to take oath as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after failing to demonstrate support from the required number of MLAs, sources in Raj Bhavan said.
According to media reports that quoted sources in the office of R.N. Ravi Arlekar, Vijay could not prove the backing of 118 legislators, the majority mark in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly.
Despite last-minute efforts to secure support from the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazagam (AMMK), and an IUML legislator, Vijay reportedly managed support from only 116 MLAs, falling short by two members.
Sources said Vijay failed to submit letters of support from the VCK and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).
Later, the IUML issued a statement clarifying that it was not part of the TVK-led alliance.
Meanwhile, AMMK leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran is also said to have informed the Governor that his party would support the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) instead.
Earlier in the evening, Vijay had met Governor Arlekar and staked claim to form the government, stating that he enjoyed the support of 118 MLAs.
