Officials of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) and the counsellors observed that the number of school-going girls addicted to ganja, alcohol and smoking was on the rise in Vijayawada and its ourskirts.
Machavaram police said as the girls were creating panic, went uncontrolled, and did not pay heed to their parents, they were produced before the CWC with the consent of their parents.
“During the enquiry, it was revealed that the girls were allegedly moving with ganja-addicted gangs and vagabonds at odd hours, creating nuisance in the locality. A 17-year-old boy, who was moving with the minor girls was taken into custody and was shifted to Observation Home for Boys,” CWC Chairperson K. Suvartha said.
