In Brief 8212; Pune

When contacted the police said that an offence will be registered only after the medical test report of the all the rescued girls was ready. In the test, to be conducted in the Sassoon General Hospital, it will be determined whether the girls involved in the prostitution are minors or not, the police added.

BJP seeks PMC panel chief post
Pune: Bharaitya Janata Party is expected to press for the post of PMC standing committee chairman since Pune Vikas Aghadi founder Suresh Kalmadi had already announced that his party would seek the mayoral post.

BJP sources admitted that the party leaders is seeking the post since Shiv Sena8217;s Ramesh Bodke had already held the post. The sources said the post of deputy mayor might go to Shiv Sena this time. Senior party corporator Anil Shirole, who is an old friend of Deputy Chief Minister Gopinath Munde, was the likely candidate for the post.

Meanwhile, the rebellion by Shiva Mantri for the post of committee membership has shocked the PVA leaders since he had filed the nomination paper with the help of Congress corporators. PVA sources said Mantri might win the election even if the PVA did not field him officially with the help of Congress corporators, who are eagerly awaiting for an opportunity to split the PVA.