The police on Tuesday (October 21, 2025) arrested a girl and her second husband for allegedly torturing her two minor youngsters, in Penamaluru mandal of Krishna district.

The accused lady recognized as Jyothirmayee, was staying along with her second husband Mahesh, and her youngsters at Karmika Nagar in Tadigadapa, the officers mentioned. “We acquired a name from the locals alleging that the couple was beating the youngsters. The crew led by District Child Protection Officer (DCPO) B. Kishore and Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) social employee G. Prema Latha rushed to the scene and rescued a woman (eight) and boy (seven),” mentioned Krishna district Women Development and Child Welfare (WD&CW) Project Director M.N. Rani.

The DCPO mentioned that wounds have been discovered on the youngsters’s palms, legs, and different physique components. They have been despatched to the Government General Hospital (GGH) in Vijayawada for medical examination.

Gannavaram Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ch. Srinivas Rao mentioned the Penamaluru police registered a case underneath Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and different costs towards the couple.

“The youngsters have been produced earlier than the Krishna District Child Welfare Committee (CWC) and the accused have been arrested,” the DSP instructed The Hindu on Tuesday.

“The situation of the youngsters is out of hazard. We will file their statements and they are going to be despatched to the Child Care Institution (CCI) on Wednesday for defense,” Ms. Prema Latha mentioned.

Published – October 21, 2025 09:32 pm IST