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Mumbai: Birthday party turns out to be a cover for flesh trade racket

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June 6, 2012

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Mumbai, June 6: It turned out to be a birthday party that was strictly adult-rated. The Social Service branch (SS) of Mumbai police uncovered an elaborate prostitution racket being run under the garb of birthday parties, and arrested four people and rescued 11 girls from a restaurant in Oshiwara during a raid on Monday night.

After receiving a tip-off that illegal activities were going on at Masala Curry restaurant, Oshiwara, SS officers sent a decoy customer to verify the information. Convinced that laws were being broken, the police raided the place.

Mohan Tolani, organiser of the party, and his associate Tina alias Anita Chabra were arrested under the Prevention of Immoral Trafficking Act (PITA), while Naved Baiji, owner of the restaurant, and Chakradhar Jhalandhar, manager of the establishment, were arrested for not having necessary permissions.

"We have arrested the four accused under sections 3, 4, 5 of PITA and 65 and 66 of Mumbai Police Act," said Dilip Rupawate, senior police inspector from Oshiwara. "The restaurant did not have licence to serve alcohol and no permission to play music. Hence we have also booked the owner and manager of the restaurant," added Rupawate.

According to Oshiwara police, the event was supposedly a birthday party, but organiser Tolani, in connivance with the restaurant owner, was running an elaborate prostitution racket. Tolani would send messages via his BlackBerry Messenger, telling his female friends, "If you want to make extra money, come to my party."

After that he would invite male customers, telling them that he was throwing a birthday bash. Most of the parties were attributed to fictitious names. He would charge male guests Rs 3,000 to enter the venue, while girls were let in free. According to cops, in order to earn extra money and lead a lavish life, many women would fall prey to the invitation. Several of these girls are allegedly college students, models and actresses. Some of them are reportedly homemakers from affluent families. The male guests were also well-off.

Oshiwara police stated that at the start of a party, all the guests would be introduced to each other. After drinks were served, the men would decide which girls they wanted to be paired with. After negotiating a deal, which would also involve some bargaining, the guests would leave the party, as couples, for their respective places. Police said they had got information that a birthday party had been organised in which prostitutes were being supplied. "Our informer went inside and through him we came to know that the girls were indulging in prostitution. Based on that, we raided the restaurant," said assistant commissioner of police Vasant Dhoble of Social Service Branch.


"The negotiations between the girls and the customers were clandestinely done at the event, and then they would go to their designated places," added Dhoble.

All the rescued women and the arrested accused were produced at the Mazgaon court, after which the eleven girls were sent to the rescue home in Chembur, while the four accused have been remanded to police custody till June 11.



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June 22,2020

Kochi, Jun 22: A 54-day-old baby suffered brain damage after she was allegedly slapped and thrown on a cot at home by his father in Angamaly municipality of Ernakulam district, police said.

Doctor Sojan Ipe of MOSC Medical College Hospital at Kolenchery said that the damage caused to the brain is serious. The child was admitted with bleeding in the brain on Friday.

On Saturday, 40-year-old pastor Shaiju Thomas, who is the child's father was arrested by the Angamaly police in connection with the incident. He is currently lodged at the Covid first-line treatment centre at Angamaly.

Shaiju has been charged with IPC Section 307 (attempt to murder) and under the Juvenile Justice Act.

According to Angamaly Police, ''the accused was always doubtful of his wife and raised questions over the parenthood of the child. He had slapped the child on multiple occasions. She fell unconscious on Thursday night after a similar attack and was taken to the hospital. We have so far received enough evidence against the accused.''

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Agencies
July 31,2020

Amaravati, Jul 31: Nine people have died after allegedly consuming sanitiser in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh today, the police said.

Prakasam district Superintendent of Police Siddharth Kaushal said the people had been consuming sanitiser for the past few days, mixing it with water and soft drinks.

"We are also investigating whether they laced the sanitiser with any other toxic substances," the official said.

"Their family members say these people have been consuming sanitiser for the past ten days. We are sending the sanitiser stocks, being sold in the area, for examination," he added.

Kurichedu in Prakasam district has been under lockdown due to rise in coronavirus cases and hence, liquor shops have also been shut since the past few days.

Habitual drinkers were said to be consuming sanitisers that have alcohol content, apart from illicitly distilled arrack.

The police said two beggars near a temple were the first to fall victim on Thursday night. While one of them was found dead at the spot, another died in the government hospital in Darsi town, they said.

A third person was also taken to the Darsi hospital late on Thursday night after he fell unconscious but he was declared brought dead. Six others who fell ill after allegedly consuming sanitiser, died this morning.

Others who fell ill after consuming sanitiser are undergoing treatment at their residences in the village, the police added.

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Agencies
January 6,2020

New Delhi, Jan 6: A blind student who is pursuing research in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) was also attacked by the mob that perpetrated violence in the University yesterday.

"I thought that the mob which came yesterday would disperse after raising a few slogans but they indulged in violence. They were targeting ABVP students. They beat me with sticks and rods. When I went to the AIIMS Trauma Centre, I came to know that there are many other injured students there," Surya Prakash, the blind student pursuing research in the University told ANI.

"I talked to my family members. They are really worried about the situation here. I qualified in the National Eligibility Test (NET) last year but I want to study and hence I am continuing research in JNU. How can we do anything in this atmosphere of fear? I am receiving calls from anonymous numbers threatening me not to come in front of the media. They are saying that as I am blind, I would become the face of this case," he added.

Another PhD student, Santosh Bhagat recounted his experience.

"In the evening at around 7 pm, many masked men entered the hostel. They had rods and sticks in their hands. We tried to go out but the attackers had entered the premises by then. I locked my room from inside but the attackers broke the door and entered my room and attacked me. They pushed me from the first floor and I fell down and sustained an injury. Later, I took shelter at one of the Professor's flat. Later, I was taken to the AIIMS Trauma Cantre," Bhagat said.

On Sunday evening, more than 30 students of the university, including JNUSU President Aishe Ghosh, were injured and were taken to the AIIMS Trauma Centre after a masked mob entered the JNU and attacked them and professors with sticks and rods.

The JNU administration and political leaders, cutting across political lines, condemned the attack on students and urged the police to take action against the perpetrators.

Meanwhile, the situation remained tense but peaceful outside JNU on Monday morning as the university guards maintained a strict vigil at the gate, checking I-cards of all those entering the university.

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