Two persons arrested for sexual assault on minor girls
The Hindu
Two persons were arrested on charge of sexually assaulting minor girls in separate incidents reported in Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts. In the first incident, the All Women Police Station (AWPS),
Two persons were arrested on charge of sexually assaulting minor girls in separate incidents reported in Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts. In the first incident, the All Women Police Station (AWPS), Perur, arrested a 35-year-old man for alleged sexual assault on a seven year-old girl, his neighbour’s daughter, on Monday. The police said the accused hailing from a residential area near Vadavalli assaulted the girl sexually when she came to his house to play with his child. The girl’s mother reported the incident to the ChildLine and counsellors of the helpline helped her lodge a complaint against the neighbour. The man was arrested for offences under provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.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.