Yediyurappa empower DCs to take strict measures in their districts to control COVID amidst curfew
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday after announcing a 14-day COVID curfew in the state, empowered the Deputy Commissioners to take strict measures in their respective districts to control the spread of COVID-19.
In a state, the CM added that the DCs will have to take strict measures while the Tahsildars will work as nodal officers to contain the spread of the deadly virus.
The CM also called on people to co-operate with the authorities adding that if they do, “we can achieve our target”.
Earlier, the state while announcing the curfew that will come into effect from April 27 night, the state government banned all commercial activities with exception to essential services and also added that public transport including KSRTC, Metro, and BMTC will remain closed during the curfew.
With over 25 thousand cases on Sunday, the state logged its highest single-day tally of COVID cases.
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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.
