Pramesh Jain

The West Division police of Kamakshipalya police,on Friday,booked the superintendent of beggars rehabilitation centre on the charge of sexually harassing a group D employee.

The accused has been identified as Chandrappa,52, year old.

Senior officer told reporters,The victim,in her complaint,said Chandrappa used to sexually harass her while she was at work at the PHC situated on the centre’s premises.

Unable to bear the harassment from the last three months,the victim approached the police and filed a complaint against Chandrappa,52.

Based on the complaint The kamakshipalya police registered an FIR against Chandrappa and arrested him under section 354 (a) (physical contact and advances involving unwelcome and explicit sexual overtures or demand or request for sexual favours) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of IPC and arrested him.

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Tension gripped among the residents when they noticed a suitcase abandoned on the footpath of 18th main Malleshwaram on Monday.

The police rushed to the spot and cordoned the area before alerting the Bomb detection and disposal squad .

Senior officer said,The Malleshwaram police with team reached the spot and after conducting the SOP drill for verification it was found that it was a normal suitcase contained clothes and there were no substances found .

The police have taken the suitcase into custody and are trying to find out the owner and to know why he abondoned the suitcase in suspicious way further investigation is on.

BENGALURU: In what could be a clear indication of people not following Covid-appropriate behaviour, Karnataka on Saturday reported about 1,000 cases more than what it recorded on Friday. While, 3,310 cases were recorded on Friday, the figure was 4,272 on Saturday.

Dr CN Manjunath, Covid-19 state task force committee member and Director of Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research said, “Firstly,  daily testing has increased in the state going up to 1.7 lakh. Another reason is that people have started travelling both inter-state and inter-district. We are right now in the last phase of the second wave. We had seen three digit numbers during the end of the first wave. We are yet to reach there,” he said. 

The state recorded 115 deaths with an increase in the mortality rate (1.22%), on Saturday.  Most of the deaths reported were from Bengaluru Urban (16), Mysuru (22) and Dakshin Kannada (14).  Meanwhile, Bengaluru too saw an increase in the number of cases on Saturday compared to the previous day. The city saw 955 fresh cases on Saturday compared to 614 reported on Friday. “People have started to move around and most of them are not following Covid norms. One should not take it lightly as we are still in the second wave,” said a doctor from KC General Hospital in the city.

NEW DELHI: A single-day rise of 50,040 fresh COVID-19 infections took India’s tally to 3,02,33,183 while the number of active cases reduced to 5,86,403, according to Union Health Ministry data on Sunday.

The death toll climbed to 3,95,751 with 1,258 more people succumbing to the viral disease in a day.

The number of active cases has further declined to 5,86,403 and now comprises 1.94 per cent of the total infections, the data updated at 8 am showed.

Recoveries outnumbered daily new cases of COVID-19 for the 45th consecutive day with the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surging to 2,92,51,029.

The case fatality rate stood at 1.31 per cent.

While the national COVID-19 recovery rate has improved to 96.75 per cent, the weekly case positivity rate has come down to 2.91 per cent.

According to the Health Ministry data, the daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.82 per cent.

It has been less than 5 per cent for 20 consecutive days.

India administered 64.25 lakh vaccine doses in a day, taking the cumulative number of jabs given so far under the nationwide inoculation drive to 32.17 crore, according to immunisation data published at 7 am.

Also, 17,45,809 tests were conducted on Friday for the detection of COVID-19, taking the total number of tests conducted so far in the country to 40,18,11,892.

India’s COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7 last year, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.

It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.

The country crossed the grim milestone of two crore total COVID-19 cases on May 4 this year and three crore on June 23.

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Five held including kingpin of chemical expert arrested,Alprazolam manufacturing Unit and trafficking network busted by NCB Bangalore,seizes contraband worth Rs 2 crore

The Bangalore and Hyderabad units of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Friday jointly cracked down on an Alprazolam manufacturing and trafficking network spanning Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and recovered contraband worth Rs 2 crore and cash Rs.62 lakhs .

Amit Ghawate,(Zonal Director,NCB Bangalore),said,Based on specific intelligence inputs developed from monitoring the racket, officers of NCB, Bangalore Zonal and Hyderabad sub-zonal unit on Friday succeeded in intercepting a mini-truck used in trafficking Alprazolam at Kolar Industrial area in Karnataka’ Bidar, and seized 91.5 kg of Alprazolam from it.

Immediately thereafter,the factory where the contraband was manufactured was raided under the banner-Indu Drugs Pvt Ltd,Bidar,Karnataka, was searched.

During the search,remnants of Alprazolam powder were found in the factory manufacturing equipments and confirmed that the said consignment was manufactured in this unit.

Simultaneously,searches were conducted by the officers at the house of NV Reddy,in Hyderabad, who was illegally running The Alprazolam factory, which lead to recovery of 62 lakhs of Rupees, believed to be proceeds of drugs.

The kingpin of the syndicate,S Bhaskara and the chemical expert YV Reddy,who had manufactured the drug at Indu Drugs,tried to flee the spot and were apprehended after a high-speed chase by NCB team.

A total of five persons namely S Bhaskar,YV Reddy,S Meenon,Amruth and NV Reddy,all residents of Telangana were apprehended in this connection.

The investigation revealed that the Alprazolam was meant for sale in Telangana.Further investigation is under process.

Illegal manufacturing and trafficking of Alprazolam in Telangana is a cause of
concern for law enforcement agencies. Alprazolam is a psychotropic substance
belonging to the benzodiazepines class,which are anti-depressants.

However, the same is largely trafficked illegally for recreational usage worldwide.

In the states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, Alprazolam is widely used as a cutting agent for illicit toddy.

Alprazolam laced toddy is very dangerous and it causes serious health complications,including death,Mr.Amit Ghawate, said.

Finally NCB acknowledges the dedicated efforts of,Amit Ghawate,IRS (Zonal Director,NCB Bangalore)and other officers associated to the case at NCB, Bangalore Zonal Unit and NCB, Hyderabad Sub Zonal Unit.

Pramesh Jain

The Special team of West Division police has solved the sensational murder case of Former BJP corporator Rekha Kadiresh within 24 hours and arrested two persons after opening fire at them.

The accused has been identified as,Peter,46,and Surya,20.

The two accused are involved in several cases,Peter is involved in 6 cases,such as,3 murder cases,1 attempt to assault and 2 dacoity cases.

Where as Surya is involved in 4 cases,such as,2 Murder cases,and 2 attempt to murder cases.

The two accused after commiting the crime were hiding near Shanimahatma Temple near Summanahalli Junction near Park they were doing party.

The arrested two Peter and Surya sustained injuries in their legs.The police shot them for resisting arrest and attacking the lawmen with sharp weapons.

Chief Minister B.S.Yediyurappa had assured on Thursday that the assailants will be nabbed within 24 hours.

City police commissioner,Kamal Pant told media persons,firstly I congratulate the special team of DCP West,Dr Sanjeev M Patil and his team who has worked relentlessly without sleeping whole night from yesterday in cracking the case.

The Former BJP corporator Rekha Kadiresh (46) was hacked to death in broad daylight near to her office in flower garden under cottonpet police station limits.

As soon as the murder incident was reported Addl CP East,S Murugan along with DCP West,Dr Sanjeev M Patil,with other senior officers and additional police force were call in for the precautionary measures and security was heightened in the area.

After inspecting the spot and collecting all the information from the police team four special teams were formed to nab the assailants who has brutally murdered the former Corporator Rekha Kadiresh by stabbing her on the neck the assailants stabbed her more than 17 times in the broad daylight.

As the assailants well pre planned and used their criminal mind and turned away the CCTV cameras installed near to her office.

Four special teams were formed under the supervision of DCP West,Dr Sanjeev M Patil,after getting clues about the assailants the team swung into action.

The teams pressed into action one team was busy in collecting information from the neighbouring areas about the enemity between the former Corporator if any.

Another team was busy in collaborating the CCTV footage in the vicinity the team after collaboration of CCTV footage started analysing the CCTV footage and got a clue of the assailants.

Another team was busy in gathering information the family members what could be the reason to murder the former Corporator whom they suspect.

Another team was busy in tracking the accused through technical inputs and other technology skills of investigation and after collecting information from the informants the team traced the accused.

A special team headed by PIs,as,CB Shivaswamy, Kumaraswamy BG and their team rushed to the spot to nab the assailants who were hiding in a park near Shanimahatma Temple Summanahalli Junction under kamakshipalya police station limits.

As the team spotted the accused Sub inspector and constable went to secure them as they spotted the police the duo attacked the police personnel with sharp weapons and tried to flee by attacking the team.

The police inspectors,as,BG Kumaraswamy and CB Shivaswamy who were at spot immediately took their service revolver and opened one round fire in air and asked the duo to surrender as the accused dint heed to the warning and again tried attacking the inspectors with dagger.

The inspectors opened fire on both the accused in self defense and both the accused sustained bullet injuries in their leg and were arrested after shot at.Both the accused and injured police personnel are undergoing treatment at a hospital.

He even said we have information about other people involved in the murder and would catch them soon.

The accused had been trusted associates of Kadiresh for several years now,Pant said.Police said directions of CCTV cameras outside the BJP office where Rekha was attacked were altered as turned away by the culprits before the crime.

The complainant in the case Sanjay,nephew of the deceased and one of the first responders after the attack on her,identified Peter and Surya as the assailants based on what Ms.Kadiresh reportedly told him.

Both Peter and Surya,were close associates of Kadiresh,who met a similar fate in 2018.Both had rowdy sheets against them.

They have footage showing Peter and Surya attacking the Former BJP corporator with the lethal weapon they stabbed her nearly 17 times and fleeing from the scene and Stephen was also seen in the crime scene.

sources said Stephen was a relative of Kadiresh helping them flee.Senior police officers said that the team of assailants were five in number and search was on for the other three,who have also been identified.

We are yet to unravel the entire conspiracy behind the murder and only the interrogation of the duo would reveal that he said.

Rekha”s husband Kadiresh was murdered in 2018.He was stabbed to death by two youth on February 7, 2018.His killers had later surrendered before a city court.

A case has been registered in cottonpet police station and further investigation is on.

Finally Chief Minister of Karnataka,BS Yediyurappa,Home Minister and law Minister of Karnataka,Basavaraj Bommai,Revenue Minister,R Ashoka,DG&IGP,Praveen Sood,has appreciated Bengaluru City Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant,and his team as,Addl CP East,S Murugan, DCP,Dr Sanjeev M Patil,ACPs,as,P Ravi,UD Krishna Kumar,PIs,as,Chidananda Murthy,BG Kumaraswamy,CB Shivaswamy,GT Sreenivas, Lokhapur,Manjunath,PSIs,and other crime staff who has worked relentlessly without sleeping whole night yesterday with their painstaking investigation and tremendous efforts by the whole team has helped in cracking the case within 24 hours and arrested the dreaded criminals and for the good piece of investigation by the team a special reward will be given to the team he added.

Finally Chief Minister warned all the Anti social elements who are indulged in anti social activities and criminal activities to not to indulge in those activities and maintain peace in the society if they continue they will be dealt with stringent action and we will not leave this type of rowdyism activities in the city to repeat said CM BS Yediyurappa and Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai.

BENGALURU: Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday said that the new Delta-plus variant of Covid-19 is under control for now in the state. Yediyurappa, who convened a meeting of officials and ministers on Friday evening to assess the pandemic situation in Karnataka, stressed that more vigil must be exercised at the Maharashtra and Kerala borders. Currently, there is no restriction or prohibition on inter-state travel, but the CM has asked officials to closely monitor and test those arriving in Karnataka from these two states.

Weddings allowed, but with 40 invitees only

The government on Friday issued orders on further relaxations for weddings and related gatherings in the state. Starting Monday, weddings will be allowed at hotels, party halls or resorts, but with a cap of 40 persons. “Those organising marriages shall obtain prior permission from the authority concerned, i.e., Joint Commissioner of the BBMP Zone in BBMP area or tahsildar concerned at the taluks. The officer shall issue 40 passes per marriage function by name. Only people with passes shall be allowed to attend the marriage function and passes shall not be transferable,” said the order. Those organising weddings as well as owners of wedding halls will be liable for action as per the Kamataka Epidemic Diseases Act 2020, Disaster Management Act, 2005, if Covid-19 protocols and guidelines are not  followed.

BENGALURU: Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar on Friday said that there was no need to panic about the Delta-plus variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. “There are two cases of the new variant — one in Bengaluru and the other in Mysuru, both with mild symptoms. The Mysuru patient has completely recovered,” he told reporters.

Further, with a surge in cases in Kerala (where the positivity rate is more than 10 per cent), more tests will be conducted in the border areas. “We have instructed the district administrations to conduct more tests on the border… it is not appropriate to seal the border. We need to be cautious at bus stands and railway stations,” the minister said.

Meanwhile, regarding the treatment protocol, Dr Ravindra Mehta, senior consultant and HoD, Pulmonology and Interventional Pulmonology, Apollo Speciality Hospitals, said, “So far, there is no change in the treatment protocol. It is known that for the Delta variants, monoclonal antibody cocktail works. However, this was known only during the end of the second wave and not tried on many. Going by this, it can be used to tackle the Delta-plus variant also.” 

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The National Investigation (NIA) on Friday said that it has arrested Jahiruddin SK aka Jahir, an absconding FICN racketeer in connection with the seizure of counterfeit currency of face value of Rs 6.84 lakh from Bengaluru.

The accused,S K Jahiruddin alias Jahir’,a resident of Par Sujapur village of Murshidabad in West Bengal,was arrested after remaining on the run for the past three years,a spokesperson of the agency said in a release.

He has been produced before the court of the chief judicial magistrate of Malda for seeking transit warrant to produce him before the National Investigation Agency (NIA)Special Court in Bengaluru,the agency said.

Jahiurddin was wanted in a case which was originally registered at the Madanayakanahalli police station in Bengaluru on August 7,2018, relating to the seizure of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) having face value of Rs 6,84,000 in denomination of Rs 2,000 from four people.

The NIA had re-registered the case on September 6,2018,after taking over the investigation from police, the spokesperson said,adding that the NIA had earlier filed three charge sheets against six accused persons.

The spokesperson said the investigation has revealed that Jahiruddin is a close aide of arrested Abdul Kadir and Sabiruddin who had procured FICN from their associates in Bangladesh and supplied the same to their other associates in India for circulation in various parts of the country.Further investigation in the case continues,the NIA said.

This was the second arrest of absconding FICN racketeers from West Bengal within six days.

On June 20,the NIA had arrested Sariful Islam alias Sarifulla,a resident of Babupura-Baishnabnagar in Malda district of West Bengal,who was also wanted in a separate case related to FICN circulation in the country.

Islam was carrying a reward of Rs.50,000 on his head and he was wanted in a case which was initially registered on March 12, 2018,at the Chikkodi police station in Karnataka following the arrest of two FICN racketeers and seizure of FICN of face value of Rs 82,000.

The NIA had re-registered the case after taking over the investigation on April 14, 2018 while the special NIA court Bengaluru had earlier convicted five accused persons in the case for their role in procurement and circulation of FICN and sentenced them to imprisonment for six years.