Kalachowki Police Book 65-Year-Old Woman For Allegedly Using Silver-Painted Grandchildren To Seek Alms At Lalbaug Festival
Mumbai: The Kalachowki police have registered a case against a 65-year-old woman from Osmanabad for allegedly using her two minor grandchildren, whose bodies were painted silver as part of a costume, to seek money from devotees visiting the Lalbaug Ganpati festival. Police Spot Children During Lalbaug Festival Duty According to the FIR, complainant Monali Wamanrao Moholkar, 34, a police personnel…
Mumbai police have filed a case against a 65-year-old woman from Osmanabad for allegedly using her two young grandchildren, whose bodies were painted silver, to solicit donations from visitors to the Lalbaug Ganpati festival. According to the complaint, the woman was seen on September 21 at around 1 am near Bal Ganesh Mandal in Kalachowki, accompanied by her 12 and 13-year-old grandchildren.
The children were dressed in silver-body-painted costumes and were reportedly being used to ask for money from the festival attendees.
The case was registered under Section 76(1) of the Juvenile Justice Act and Section 139(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The woman, a resident of Bhum in Osmanabad, has been taken into custody for further questioning. The police are currently investigating the allegations.
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