Mysore/Mysuru: A special drive was conducted by Mysuru District Women’s Police Station, Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU), Special Juvenile Police Unit (SJPU), District Child Protection Unit (DCPU), Don Bosco Makkalalaya, Destitute Rehabilitation Centre and Women and Child Development Department to eradicate beggary on Sept.13.
During the drive, a woman identified as Janaki who was indulging in begging, along with a kid near the bus stop in front of Bandipalya Gate was taken into custody. A case (FIR No. 37/ 2023) was booked against her under Sections 11 and 18 of Karnataka Prohibition of Beggary Act 1975.
