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3 policemen suspended for handcuffing woman in Andhra

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Rajahmundry (AP), Jun 22 : Three police personnel were suspended for handcuffing a woman, who was accused for duping villagers in Madhavaram Village of West Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh.

The accused S Sathamma, was arrested on Saturday for allegedly duping scores of villagers by selling duplicate gold ornaments, police said.



She was handcuffed and also her legs were tied by the police while she was taken to the court from the police lock-up, an eyewitness told Zeack.



On reaching the news, top police officials suspended Rural Sub Inspector Rajasekhar, Constable Sambasiva Rao and Venkateswarulu, yesterday, police said. Zeack

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Couple test positive for swine flu in Chennai

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Chennai, June 22 : A couple admitted to a city hospital with symptoms of swine flu have tested positive for the H1N1 virus.

The couple, whose identity was not disclosed by the officials, had arrived in the city on June 18 and test reports of the required samples confirmed they were infected with the (A)H1N1 virus, a health department official said today.



They had been admitted to the Government Communicable Diseases Hospital here.



All the people who had arrived here along with the couple would be monitored for any symptoms of the disease, the official added.



With this the total number of positive cases of swine flu in Tamil Nadu has risen to four. A 34 year-old woman and her five year-old son, who had come from United State to Coimbatore on May 28, had tested positive for the H1N1 virus. After 12 days of treatment, they were discharged on June 9. Zeack