Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s son arrested in POCSO case
HYDERABAD, May 16: Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s son, Bageerath, was arrested on Saturday night in a POCSO case registered against him.“The accused has been arrested by police,” a senior police official told PTI.However, Bandi Sanjay said he had asked his son to appear before the police and join the probe.“Satya Meva Jayate. With utmost respect for the law and judiciary, today my son Bandi Bageerath went before the Telangana Police through our advocates for investigation,” the union minister said in a post on X.The development came a day after the Telangana High Court refused to grant interim protection from arrest to Bageerath. (PTI)
Two girls drown after paddle boat overturns in Maha lake
BEED, May 16: Two girls drowned after the paddle boat they were on overturned in a lake in Maharashtra’s Beed district on Saturday, police said.The incident occurred around noon at Hingani lake in Dharur tehsil, they said.According to the police, a woman and six girls from a fishing community arrived at the water body around 11 am.While four were busy fishing, three girls, Palak Shyam Parve (14), Divya Vikas Kamble (9) and Mohini Bhima Parve (16), were sitting on a paddle boat. “All of a sudden, the boat overturned, throwing the girls into the water,” an official said.Locals rushed to help the girls. The three minors and one Maya Shinde (30), who had entered the water to rescue the girls but became unconscious, were first taken to the Primary Health Centre at Mohkhed and later referred to Swami Ramanand Teerth Rural Government Medical College.However, doctors declared Palak and Divya dead on arrival. Maya Shinde remains in critical condition and is undergoing treatment, while Mohini is reported to be recovering after being shifted to a private hospital.The bodies of the two girls were handed over to their families, they added. (PTI)
