‘Kidnapped’ man held as online pimp
Chennai: While probing the suspected kidnap of the son of a former Panchayat chief in neighbouring Kanchipu­ram, police stumbled on to the fact that the son was an online pimp. He was arrested by the Chennai anti-vice squad.
“Karthik was arrested and jailed for running an online commercial sex workers’ racket. He was ‘popular’ online pimp in the city who used to ‘deliver’ girls on request to his clients at a premium rate,” an anti-vice squad official said.
Karthik, 31, son of Jagadeeswari Balaraman, former panchayat head of a village in Guduvanchery, was reported missing since July 29 and his family members gave a complaint at the Otteri police station in Kanchipuram. Kanchipuram police formed a special team to trace the missing man, particularly since the family complained of abduction.
When checking the call records of Karthik, police found that he was in constant touch with a woman named Logeswari from Kelambakkam.
The police team then conducted enquiries with her and she disclosed that she and Karthik together had been running an online sex racket based in Tambaram.
“She was also a pimp,” police revealed. Kanchipuram police later confirmed that Karthik was picked up by AVS and lodged in Puzhal prison. “He was bringing women from Andhra Pradesh and pushing them into the flesh trade. Just a call on his mobile number posted on a website was enough to get the girls,” the AVS official concluded.
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Lawyer cheats woman, gets 10 yrs
Khammam: The additional sessions court here on Tuesday sentenced an advocate to 10 years’ imprisonment for duping a 22-year-old woman after making a false promise that he would marry her.
According to prosecution, Narapogu Ram-babu, 27, an advocate belonging to Siripuram village under Wyra mandal befriended a woman, who was then pursuing an ANM course, from his village some six years ago, and allegedly took sexual favours from her.
When the woman asked him to marry her last year, he backed out of his promise. Judge Kasi Visweswara Rao found the advocate guilty under sections 376, 417 and 294B and sentenced him to 10 years’ jail with a fine of `1,500. The judge also fined his (advocate) parents Veeramma and Krishnaiah `1,000.
Next: Abused by husband for being overweight, wife ends life

Abused by husband for being overweight, wife ends life
Hyderabad: A 28-year-old woman, K. Vijaya, hanged herself in her home at Shankarnagar after she was continuously harassed by her 32-year-old husband for being overweight. Vijaya’s parents alleged that her husband, K. Shankar, used to beat her up and abuse her for putting on weight.
Vijaya’s parents, who lodged the police compla-int, alleged that Shankar used to get drunk every night and beat their daughter. Shankar used to threaten Vijaya that he would marry another woman and divorce her soon.
Vijaya hanged herself in the bedroom while her husband was away. The incident came to light when Shankar returned home on Monday midnight and found her hanging, said Medipally police sub-inspector Md. Moin Pasha.
According to the police, Shankar, a labourer, married Vijaya eight years ago and they have a seven-year-old daughter. Medipally police is likely to book a case against Shankar for abetment of suicide. “We have received a complaint from the victim’s parents.
After verifying the allegations, appropriate case will be booked,” Mr Pasha said. The body has been sent for post-mortem.
Next: 2 teens die as AC explodes

2 teens die as AC explodes
Hyderabad: Two youngsters died in an explosion at an air conditioner repair shop at Zeba Bagh in Asif Nagar on Tuesday.
The compressor of an AC reportedly exploded while the two were filling it with gas at around 4.30 pm, said police. The two died on the spot. The victims were identified as Md. Rizwan, 17, and Md Yaseen, 18, both residents of Tapachaputra.
Two people, including shop owner Md Fayaz, escaped unhurt as they had stepped out of the building minutes before the blast. “Both of them were fl-ung out of the shop, and their bodies landed on the road. Their bodies were completely disfigured,” said an eyewitness.
Police booked a case against shop owner for causing death due to negligence.
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13-year-old boy electrocuted
Visakhapatnam: A 13-year-old boy, Sai Kiran, died while three others suffered injures when they came in contact with a electricity wire at an orphanage in Narava on the outskirts of Vizag  on Tuesday.
Sai Kiran died while being shifted to the hospital while his friends Pawan, Syam and Yeshwanth are undergoing treatment in a private hospital, where their condition is said to be critical.
The boys, inmates of Sri Satya Sai Aaradhana Orphanage, were reportedly trying to put washed clothes on a wire for drying on a building terrace when they came in contact with a electricity wire.
Next: Couple burn selves to death

Couple burn selves to death
Udupi: In a suspected case of suicide, a husband and wife were found charred to death at their house near Kapady on Tuesday morning.
The deceased have been identified as Vijay and his wife Chandrika. The family was allegedly facing financial trouble, driving the couple to suicide.
They have set themselves on fire in a room at their house around 7 am. The room was completely charred. 
Vijay’s daughter and his mother, who were in the other room, were safe. The fire tenders arrived at the house around 7.45 am, Vijay and his wife were charred to death by then.