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Armed men hacked a 30 year old habitual offender in front of his house in rose garden in Ashoknagar area on Tuesday night.

The deceased has been identified as,Ravi Verma,30,a habitual offender who was released recently from jail.

Senior officers with jurisdiction police rushed to spot and cordoned off the area and sniffer dog with finger print experts rushed to spot and pressed into action.

After Inspecting the spot he said,the deceased Ravi Verma,a habitual offender in Viveknagar having several cases pending against him was arrested and released recently .

Preliminary investigation says On tuesday evening he was walking home and while he was a few yards away from home,the armed gang attacked and escaped after stabbing him multiple times.

The profusely bleeding Verma was taken to the hospital where he was declared as brought dead.

The Ashok Nagar police have taken up a case and are investigating to identify the accused and to ascertain the reason behind the murder he added.

Construction labourer stabbed to death by assailants in Vidyaranyapura:

In another incident a 25-year-old construction labourer was stabbed to death near a makeshift house where he was staying in Vidyaranyapuram on Tuesday night . 

The deceased has been identified as,Prakash,25, native of Hubballi was working at an under construction house and staying in a shed near the construction site.

senior officer said,on Tuesday he was walking home when the assailants confronted and stabbed him repeatedly leaving him bleeding to death.

The incident came to light early in the morning when residents noticed the man lying in a pool of blood on the roadside and alerted the police.The Vidyarananyapura police have taken up a case and are investigating.

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The East Division police of Govindpura police on tuesday arrested 27 year old nigerian national and recovered 10 grams of cocaine and 1.5 grams if heroine worth Rs.2.6 lakh from him.

The accused has been identified as,Fofana Cheickna a Nigerian National.

Senior officer told media persons,our Govindapura police inspector received a credible information about the drug being supplied by a foreign national in HBR layout near Ambedkar playground.

Acting on tip-off, Govindapura police inspector Prakash and his team rushed to the spot the crime staff rounded up the area and kept a close watch on Foreign National near Ambedkar playground and while selling drugs to his clients the team caught him red handed.

During investigation the accused confessed the crime and during questioning and after checking his records it was found that the accused Fofana did not have any travel documents but was living in a rented house in Jayanthinagar area.

During search the team found 10 grams of Cocaine and 1.5 grams of heroine in his possession including a mobile phone was seized from him.

As it was found that the accused is staying illegally and rented a house so we have summoned the owner of the house to probe how they have rented out the property without following the mandatory procedure including verifying the travel documents and submitting the same with the local police.

A case has been registered against the accused under NDPS Act and Foreigners Act and the owner of the house will also be booked under appropriate sections.The team have seized the mobile phones to ascertain the source of his drug network and further investigation is on.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP East,S Murugan, DCP East,Dr SD Sharanappa,ACP,KG Halli  Sub-Division,Jagadish KS,PI,Prakash R,PSI,Lokesh and other staff has been appreciated for the commendable job done by them in nabbing the Nigerian drug peddler and a suitable reward will be given to the team he added.

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In the wake of second wave of covid surge in the state and police personnel becoming soft targets, the state police chief issued circular directing the unit officers in charge to give priority to the well being of their staff and ensure best medical care.

In a circular issued on Friday,Praveen Sood, directed the officers incharge to ensure that there staff who are 45 years and above and their family members vaccinated compulsorily.

All the staff have been directed to get the tests done.Those who have covid symptom and related ailments should be deputed to office work only.

The officers incharge should make three shift work to ensure the staff get adequate rests and work on rotation basis.

Sanitizations of police station,vehicles is must and a separate meeting place has to be designated outside the police station for the public who visits stations and office of the senior officers.

Police personnel should follow the SoP issued earlier while dealing with the Investigation, including questioning,arrest and escorting the accused to the courts.

The police personnel should wear mask,face shield and sanitize regularly apart from maintaining social distancing to avoid infection.

Mr. Sood also directed the police to initiate strict action against the hospitals which refuse treatment for police personnel.

Sood on Monday issued another circular,and instructed the Unit officer We are already aware of the havoc played by the second wave of COVID 19. While the responsibilities of the police will increase, many days to come, we need a force.” 

Among the pandemic and preventable causalities that the public has to protect our own men and their families first. 

Between 6 and 8 weeks,they can take any further detainee as they are vulnerable, and at the same time they have to be reminded and sensitized to follow all COVID appropriate behavior. 

The only assurance is that,if there is a milder case,even after the infection is in place,then there are even more rare cases of COVID infection  time.I am worried about 162 active cases in the second wave.

But more alarming is the fact that more than 500 cases have occurred among family members of policemen. 

As unit officer, you should be pro-active in ensuring that eligible family members are also motivated and facilitated to get vaccinated.  Family members of Illnesses affect the morale of the policemen. 

In the event of hospitalization,please ensure the best medical facilities are available to our policemen and their families. 

As you know, 50% of beds in private hospitals are earmarked under SAST which should be utilized by BBMP Commissioner in Bengaluru City and DC / DHOs in the district. 

In addition to the above,all the SOPs of the police station function which were enacted when the first wave should be reserved without any further delay. 

I hope all unit officers will do their best to keep the attention of the police and the police force he Issued a circular to all the commissionerate to follow strictly Covid guidelines and take care of their health by taking all preventive measures he said.

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The Women protecting wing of the CCB on Sunday raided a house in mahadevapura area and rescued two women from Bangladesh from  prostitution racket.

The accused have been identified as,Noushad Ali, 55,Riyazul SHekh,31,and Sameer Shahad,40 .

The police also recovered 11 Aadhar cards from the accused belonging to different persons.

Senior officer told reporters,the Women protection wing of CCB,received a credible inputs that three persons are running illegally prostitution racket in house located in Mahadevapura Involving two women from Bangladesh who were forced into flesh trade racket.

Based on a tip off a team led by Inspector Anjumala T Naik raided the house situated in Lakshmisagar layout,Mahadevapura on sunday and rescued two women aged 22 and 19 years.

During the raid the team rescued two women from Bangladesh and during questioning the woman told the police that they were brought to city from Dhaka on the pretext of offering job and forced them into the prostitution.

While the accused had gone out to get the customers following which the police team  waited for them and later arrested them when they returned.

During investigation the trio accused confessed the crime and revealed that they were creating the Aadhar cards for the women using fake documents to get the residential proof.

The police housed the woman in a state home for women and took the accused into custody to ascertain their criminal network and further investigation is on.

Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner Kamal Pant has appreciated Joint CP Crime, Sandeep Patil DCP Crime-1 KP Ravikumar ACP,Women protection Wing,SM Nagaraj,PIs,as,Anjumala T Naik, Mohammed Siraj and other staff who has successfully raided the house and arrested trio and rescued two women from the clutches of Prostitution business and for the commendable job done by them a suitable reward will be given to the team he added.

Bidar: Former MLA Syed Zulfiqar Hashmi (57), passed away due to kidney failure in the early hours of Tuesday at a Hospital in Hyderabad. The deceased is survived by his wife, three sons, two daughters, and a multitude of relatives and friends.

After joining politics at the age of 27, in 1994, as a BSP candidate, Syed Zulfiqar Hashmi was elected to the Vidhana Sabha from the Bidar constituency. Thereafter he had contested as a JDS candidate from the Bidar region for the Vidhana Sabha and lost in the elections. For some years after that, he had also been a recognized figure within the Congress.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Health Minister K Sudhakar on Tuesday said Bengaluru has emerged as an epicentre of coronavirus cases in Karnataka and there was a need to work on a war footing.

Speaking to reporters here, he said, “Bengaluru is the epicentre of Karnataka. If you see the total cases, at least 70 per cent are reported in Bengaluru.”

He was replying to queries on the all-party meeting to be chaired by Governor Vajubhai Vala.

Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa will attend the meeting virtually as he has got reinfected by the virus and is undergoing treatment.

Sudhakar said there will be discussion on Bengaluru and seven other districts, which have been designated as sensitive zones in view of the alarming rise in COVID cases.

He added that the government will seriously consider constructive suggestions by the opposition leaders such as Siddaramaiah, Congress state chief D K Shivakumar and JD(S) leader and former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy.

According to him, the meeting has been convened because everyone has a role to play in this pandemic season and it should not be left to the government alone.

To a question on opposition’s accusation that the government has miserably failed in managing the situation, Sudhakar said, “We have to be battle-ready for this war. We have to strive to protect people and their lives.

This is where our focus should be.”

He, however, said, “We are unable to provide more number of ICU beds to the patients due to the rising coronavirus cases.”

The minister also pointed out that India alone was not confronting the shortage of beds but the entire world, including the most advanced nations.

“Why is the death rate high in America and Europe? Is their health system there in disarray? This is a major pandemic spreading rapidly across the globe, which we had never seen before,” Sudhakar said.

He underlined that infrastructure can still be created but the army of doctors and nurses cannot be raised overnight.

To another question on stringent measures to contain COVID-19 surge, Sudhakar blamed people for the current situation stating that if they had strictly followed the norms, there was no need for any lockdown or night curfew. PTI GMS ROH

Bengaluru: Ruling out talks with the workers of road transport corporations (RTC) whose strike completed the 13th day on Monday, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi appealed to them to resume work.

Stating that it was not right to go on strike as the State is reeling under the COVID-19 pandemic, Savadi, holding the transport portfolio, warned those instigating or creating fear among employees who have returned or willing to return to work.

The employees of the four transport corporations have been keeping off work demanding wages as per the 6th Pay Commission recommendations.

Noting that employees were slowly returning to work, Savadi, in a statement, said over 7,000 RTC buses were operating and some private buses were plying to cater to the public.

He said over 110 buses have been damaged in stone-hurling in the name of strike, causing loss to the RTCs.

“Today too, three KSRTC buses were stoned and two employees, who were coming to duty, were assaulted. This is condemnable. The government will not tolerate such goondas,” he said, adding that those indulging in such acts and causing fear among employees or instigating them would be punished.

Rejecting reports of talks between government and the RTC employees, Savadi said, “The Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa has himself ruled out talks and asked them to get back to work.”

He dismissed as false the claims made by some leaders of RTC employees to the media that talks have been held with Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai.

Bommai too issued a statement clarifying that he had only requested Kodihalli Chandrashekhar, honorary president of the Karnataka State Road Transport Employees League, who met him this morning, to withdraw the strike in the interest of the people.

“I had only requested them to withdraw strike and get back to work. No assurance was given regarding the Pay Commission.

I have only said that I would bring their demand to the notice of the Chief Minister and Transport Minister,” he said.

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In a broad daylight incident,a gang of three men pelted stone at the moving BMTC bus as a result the driver sustained head injuries.

Senior officer told,The incident took place at Vigneshwaranagar bus stop in Kamakshipalya police station limits on Sunday evening.

Tension was gripped in the area for a while following the incident, kamakshipalya Inspector and staff with Hoysala patrolling police rushed to the spot and shifted the injured driver to the hospital.

The injured has been identified as Nanjundegowda,(43), a resident of Jalahalli.

The stone pelting incident took place at 4.15pm the bus was heading towards Jalahalli and three men intercepted the bus and pelted stone.

The front glass was damaged and the driver sustained severe head injuries and he was rushed to a nearby hospital.

The incident was caught on CCTV cameras and the police have identified the accused.Efforts are on to nab them a case has been registered in kamakshipalya police station and efforts are on to nab the miscreants.

Apart from instances of assault,angry protesters have pelted stones and damaged more than 97 buses,including luxury air-conditioned buses.As many as 35 buses in the Karnataka Road Transport Corporation’s (KSRTC) fleet have been pelted with stones so far.A total of 85 employees have been arrested so far.

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Bengaluru CCB on Sunday conducted a special drive across Bengaluru and arrested 3 accused who were having illegal stock of the Remdesivir injection and selling at Rs 10,500,which is much higher than the MRP.11 injections bottles seized.

The accused have been identified as Rajesh and Shakeeb,who run Gurushree medicals.Case registered in Sudduguntepalya police station. Another accused Sohail,case in Madiwala Police station.

Sandeep Patil,Joint commissioner of police,Crime,told media persons,that There was news in various media and social media about hoarding and black marketing of Remdesivir injection needed for Covid treatment.

Based on the information and tip off from our informants our team conducted a special drive across city in which the team conducted raid on Gurushree Medicals in Sudduguntepalya police station limits and arrested Rajesh and Shakeeb for the possession of illegal stock of the injection and selling it in higher price more than MRP.

Another team arrested one more person in Madiwala police station limits for keeping storing illegally stock of Remdesivir injection and selling it to higher price to make easy money.

The cases have been registered against the accused in Suddaguntepalya and Madiwala police stations.The police is further investigating the source from where the doses were procured by the medical shops.

After the number of COVID-19 cases increased in Karnataka,especially in Bengaluru,the demand for Remdesivir also increased.

Remdesivir is considered a key anti-viral drug in the fight against COVID-19.Several states across the country have asked for more supplies amid the record surge in COVID-19 infections.

Karnataka on Sunday recorded its highest ever single-day coronavirus spike by logging as many as 19067 fresh cases in the span of just 24 hours.

According to the state health bulletin,the total tally reached,11,61,065,while the active cases touched 1,33,543 cases.