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Theft: two women held with children

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Photo: S. Gopakumar

IN THE NET: The two women, along with two children, who were taken into custody by the police from Pettah in the city on Monday. —

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate on Monday remanded to jail two women and two children who were arrested from the area in front of Pettah railway station on charges of theft and violation of the begging ban.

The police said the two Tamil-speaking women, Bhagawathy, 25, and Easwari, 22, were found in suspicious circumstances, along with a six-month-old girl child, Anjali, and a three-year-old boy, Muniyandi.

Vessels recovered

The police recovered copper vessels from their possession, suspected to have been stolen from houses.

On being questioned, the women said they hailed from Coimbatore.

They claimed that the children were theirs.

Jerome, Childline activist, who interacted with Muniyandi said the child had revealed his mother’s name as Mariam and his native place as Kovilpetti.

He said the boy was found with Rs.1,000 in his pocket.

The police said they suspected the women to be part of a bigger migrant group involved in theft and forced begging by children, especially at major tourist destinations.

Mr. Jerome said Childline would move the court seeking custody of the boy for rehabilitation.

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