In Kothagudem, District Collector Jitesh V. Patil issued show-cause notices to 42 Gram Panchayat secretaries accused of faking attendance by using their photos instead of physically reporting to duty. The malpractice came to light during a statewide audit via a facial recognition app.
The children, a boy aged two years and a girl aged four years, were found at a traffic signal near Manjeera mall by the Women and Children Safety Wing officials
