Two arrested under POCSO Act
The Hindu
The All Women Police, Tiruvarur, has arrested a woman and a man on charges of forcing a 17-year-old girl into wedlock recently.According to sources, the accused, 65-year-old woman residing in the Peri
The All Women Police, Tiruvarur, has arrested a woman and a man on charges of forcing a 17-year-old girl into wedlock recently.
According to sources, the accused, 65-year-old woman residing in the Periyar Samathuvapuram near Tiruvarur had planned and executed the marriage of her 17-year-old granddaughter with a divorcee residing at Paravakottai. The marriage solemnising function was held at Paravakottai on September 8.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.