Police have rescued a newborn baby abandoned by its mother in a bucket inside the bathroom in Chengannur in the Alappuzha district of Kerala, officials said on Tuesday.
K Radhakrishnan, Kerala Minister for the Welfare of Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes, said that justice has been served for Madhu's family after a court in Palakkad on Tuesday found guilty 14 people accused in the 2018 lynching to death of Madhu, a tribal youth from Attappady.
Asianet News, a leading Malayalam news channel, filed a plea in the Kerala High Court alleging that the state police are harassing them for the publication of an interview of a child in the channel who was a victim of drug abuse.
According to police, after giving birth at home, the mother came to the hospital and informed the hospital about the fact that the baby was left in a bucket thinking it was dead.
Mumbai City will take on Jamshedpur FC - League Shield winners from last season - in a highly anticipated one-off tie on Tuesday at the Payyanad Stadium in Manjeri, Kerala to determine which team will have the opportunity to compete in the 2023-24 edition of Asia's premier club football comp
A family of three was found dead at their house in Cheppanam, a locality in Kerala's Kochi, on Tuesday morning. The deceased were identified as Maniyan, a lottery seller, his wife Sarojini, and his son Manoj.
The 14 accused persons were found guilty under Section 304 (2) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the SC/ST Act. The quantum of punishment will be pronounced on Wednesday.
"The influx of highly educated and technically savvy people into the police force has made a big difference. Kerala Police is the best team in the country for maintaining law and order. But there were those who were doing the opposite of such exemplary work," Kerala CM said.
The Police commissioner was speaking at an event titled 'Drug Usage in Youth' as part of the 'Ente Keralam- Mega Exhibition' organised by the State Government.