Police arrest mother, stepfather for ‘torturing’ minors

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The constabulary connected Tuesday (October 21, 2025) arrested a pistillate and her 2nd hubby for allegedly torturing her 2 insignificant children, successful Penamaluru mandal of Krishna district.

The accused pistillate identified arsenic Jyothirmayee, was staying with her 2nd hubby Mahesh, and her children astatine Karmika Nagar successful Tadigadapa, the officials said. “We received a telephone from the locals alleging that the mates was beating the children. The squad led by District Child Protection Officer (DCPO) B. Kishore and Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) societal idiosyncratic G. Prema Latha rushed to the country and rescued a miss (eight) and lad (seven),” said Krishna territory Women Development and Child Welfare (WD&CW) Project Director M.N. Rani.

The DCPO said that wounds were recovered connected the children’s hands, legs, and different assemblage parts. They were sent to the Government General Hospital (GGH) successful Vijayawada for aesculapian examination.

Gannavaram Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ch. Srinivas Rao said the Penamaluru constabulary registered a lawsuit nether Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and different charges against the couple.

“The children were produced earlier the Krishna District Child Welfare Committee (CWC) and the accused were arrested,” the DSP told The Hindu connected Tuesday.

“The information of the children is retired of danger. We volition grounds their statements and they volition beryllium sent to the Child Care Institution (CCI) connected Wednesday for protection,” Ms. Prema Latha said.

Published - October 21, 2025 09:32 p.m. IST

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