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Eight granted bail in flesh trade case
THE ALLAHABAD High Court has granted bail to eight persons, who were accused of running a brothel in the red light area of Shivdaspur, Varanasi. It was alleged that these persons induced minor girls into prostitution.
THE ALLAHABAD High Court has granted bail to eight persons, who were accused of running a brothel in the red light area of Shivdaspur, Varanasi. It was alleged that these persons induced minor girls into prostitution.
An NGO Guria led by its chairman Ajit Singh had raided the Shivdaspur red light area in Varanasi on October 25,2005 and had rescued 31 minor girls who were engaged in prostitution.
They also got a first information report registered against several persons.
Those released on bail included Poornima, Afsana, Tara, Abdul Hameed, Lalloo, Kali, Rajesh and Lalita.
This incident had received wide media attention and many social organizations had praised Guria for taking a bold step to rescue minor girls from prostitution.
Passing the bail order, Justice GP Srivastava observed, “Search of the premises can be made by a special police officer which is very relevant for the purpose of bail.”
It may be recalled that there had also been some protests against the non-government organisation Guria’s action, with some alleging that it was pandering to vested interests.
Holi, Id Milan
A GRAND Holi and Id Milan programme was organised under the aegis of the Allahabad High Court Bar Association on the High Court premises here on Wednesday evening.
The function was marked by cultural items, kavi sammelan and mushaira.
The poets who took part in the programme included Shree Rang Pandey, Vinay Bagi, Ganesh Pandey, RK Gautam, Manoj Srivastava, Suresh Kumar Shesh, Quamrul Hasan Siddiqui, Ritambhara and others.
The programme was presided over by High Court Bar Association president CL Pandey. High Court Bar Association secretary Rakesh Pandey released an audio cassette “Vaishno Devi Mahima’’ in which several bhajans sung by Shree Rang Pandey have been rendered.
