Parmesh S Jain

NCB officials on Friday busted an inter-state drug racket and seized unauthorised re-export of 25,000 kg of Tramadol (Psychotropic Substance) to Pakistan.

The officials also arrested a Managing Director and four senior executives of the company for further investigations.

Based on a tip off,a team of NCB,Bengaluru Zonal Unit headed by zonal director Amith Ghawate , searched the premises of Lucent Drugs Pvt Ltd, a pharma company in Sanga Reddy District, Hyderabad which was into manufacturing of Integrated API and Intermediates and one of the key exporters of Tramadol.

This pharma company was allotted with URN (Unique registration Number) for consumption of Acetic Anhydride. 

During raid the team detected unauthorised re-export of Tramadol to Pakistan by this pharma company to the tune of 25000 kg in a year and discrepancy pertaining to the declared stock of Acetic Anhydride to the extent of around 3.85 kg.

During the course of investigation, documentary and digital evidence revealed that, the company re-exported Tramadol to Pakistan and innovated the channel of exporting Tramadol to Denmark, Germany and Malaysia and re-exporting the same to Pakistan without any valid permission for it. 

The company had suppressed the ultimate destination to Pakistan .

The accused have obtained NOC for export of Tramadol to Denmark,Germany and Malaysia only and not to Pakistan.

They have re-exported 25000 kg Tramadol to Pakistan without any valid permission during the year 2021,the probe revealed .

During physical verification of declared stock of Acetic Anhydride in the factory
premises, it was found that there is a shortage of 3.85 kg of Acetic Anhydride as compared to the declared stock.

There was discrepancy in the declared stock in the legally mandatory returns to NCB and actual stock of Acetic Anhydride.  

In this connection Managing Director,Associate Vice President,and 3 more concerned employees of the said company were arrested on Friday and remanded to Judicial Custody for violation of RCS order 2013 and NDPS Act . Further investigation is in progress .

Tramadol opioid medication has long been reported to be diverted from its intended usage as a prescription medication and there is an increase in diversion for illicit use.

Recreational use of high doses of Tramadol is associated with an increased risk of seizures or convulsion.

Acetic Anhydride a precursor/controlled substance, is an important reaction agent for the illicit production of heroin  

Parmesh S Jain

In a swift action, the CCB officials rescued a 33-year-old autorikshaw driver and arrested a gang of nine person who were planning to kill the victim and discussing on where to dispose the body on Friday.

The accused has been identified as, associates of Rowdy Sheeter Mani who is in Parapanna Agrahara jail.

Senior officer told reporters,victim brother filed a complaint in RMC yard police station stating that his brother is missing from Yeshwanthpur railway auto stand.

Immediately the crime team swung into action and found that he was kidnapped by a gang armed with lethal weapons.

Based on instructions by senior officer CCB police swung into action and visited the crime scene and with the help of technical inputs the team tracked the vicitm to Laggere in Peenya.

CCB team swung into action and rescued the vicitm safely by arresting 9 persons involved the crime.

During investigation by the team it was revealed that,The victim,DV Girish,resident of Peenya was abducted by Vinay and his associates on the behest of Mahalakshmi Layout rowdy sheeter Mani who is monitoring the operation sitting inside the prison.

According to the police Mani was arrested by the Srirampura police in 2017 for killing his rival Andros,a rowdy from Srirampura and since then lodged in central prison of Parappana Agarahara.

Mani came to know that Girish used to pick and drop Mani’s wife Rashmi to work and suspected illicit relationship between them.

Mani directed his associates to abduct and eliminate Girish, ollowing which his associates led by Vinay abducted Girish from Yeshwanthpura railway station,took him to one of the associate house in Laggere in Peenya and kept him with hands and legs tied and mouth gagged on March 17 and was rescued safely from their clutches.

The accused were waiting for Mani’s signal to kill and dispose the body when the CCB raided and rescued Girish.

The police also recovered lethal weapons,eight mobile phones,autorickshaw and a bike from them and further investigation is on.

Finally Bengaluru police commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Joint CP Crime,Raman Gupta,DCP,Dr SD Sharanappa and his whole team who nabbed the culprits before any big plans of them to kill the vicitm a suitable reward will be given to the team he added.

Parmesh S Jain

The State government would make all efforts for development of Kalyana Karnataka region, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said.

Speaking to media persons at Devatkal Helipad in Surapur taluk he said, Rs.3000 cr grant has been provided for Kalyana Karnataka Development Board.

A separate sectoral grant has been provided for Education, Health and Malnutrition. Apart from this grants need to be provided under Special Development Plan in accordance with the Nanjundappa report, Bommai said.

Development works of over Rs.1000 cr are being launched in Yadgir district today. Solatium would be paid to the families of those who lost their lives in the recent cylinder blast incident. I have come here to initiate development works, Bommai said.

Replying to a question Bommai said, inclusion of Bhagavad Gita in school curriculum is being considered as part of the moral education.

A decision in this regard would be taken after discussing the issue with the Education minister.

Parmesh S JAIN

The South Division police of CK Achukattu police on Saturday arrested three persons and recovered 27 kgs of two elephant tusks which they were trying to sell .

The accused has been identified as,Chandregowda,46,Praveen Guled,24 and Somalingappa Kodad,41 are from Hassan and Haveri were suspected to be part of the poachers gang.

Senior officer told media persons,the CK Achukattu police inspector recieved a credible information from his reliable inputs that three persons in car are found to be suspicious and are trying to elephant tusk.

After getting information PI,Janardhan PR passed information to his senior officers,a team led by DCP South, Harish Pandey,under the leadership of PI,Janardhan PR and his crime team rushed to 7th main BSK third stage and surrounded the area and kept a close watch on all the trio.

After getting doubt on their suspicious behaviour the inspector and his team approached them and questioned for whom they are waiting at the same time they intercepted the car and found elephant tusks in their possession the team secured them immediately and took them to station.

They caught the accused red handed while they were waiting in a car to deliver the tusks.

During investigation the accused confessed the crime and the accused are identified as, Chandregowda,46,Praveen Guled,24 and Somalingappa Kodad, 41 are from Hassan and Haveri were suspected to be part of the poachers gang.

It is suspected that they had killed the elephant from a reserve forest range in and around Hassan .

Going by the seize of the tusks the animal is easily 60 to 70 yr old and the tusk length is more than 5.5 ft, the police , said .

The trio have been booked under various sections of Wildlife protection act and are investigating further.

Finally Bengaluru police commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP West,Sandeep Patil,DCP South,Harish Pandey,ACP,BL Srinivasmurthy,PI,Janardhan PR,PSI,Manoj Kumar DS,Probationary PSI,Mahesh Kudhri,and crime staff as,Sridhar TR,Raju HP,Srinivas M, Nagaraj Nayak,Siddappa Bangiyavar,Veerendra N,Shivputtegowda,Manjunath S,Hanumantha Sandhi,Santhosh S,Mallikarjun,Hanumanthappa Talavar and others has been appreciated for the commendable job done by them in nabbing trio poachers smugglers and recovered elephant tusks a suitable reward will be given to the team he added.

Parmesh S Jain

Atleast eight people were killed and 25 others injured when an overcrowded private bus heading towards Tumakuru turned turtle on Saturday morning.

The bus driver was reportedly speeding and lost control of the wheel while negotiating a curve at Palavalli Katte near Pavagada in Tumakuru district.

The bus was heading to Pavadada from Hosakote with more than 80 passengers on board, said traffic police.

What compounded the tragedy was that it was over-crowded with people hanging out of the doors,clinging on to the ladder at the back and sitting on its roof.

When the bus turned turtle, they were flung out into the thorny bushes along the road,the police added.

Most of the passengers in the bus were students or people going to work.

The driver and the conductor escaped soon after the accident. One of the passengers travelling in the bus called his relatives in the nearby village to alert them.

Soon after, villagers arrived at the spot and shifted the injured to Pavagada, Tumakuru and other hospitals in Bengaluru. Both the driver and the conductor who survived in the accident fled the scene.

Home minister araga Jnanendra who is also the district incharge minister ordered for a detailed probe on the incident.

Expressing grief over the incident, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu in a tweet said, “Deeply anguished to hear about the loss of lives in a bus accident in Tumkur, Karnataka. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families. Prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured.

Saddened over the news,BJP leader P Muralidhar Rao tweeted,My heart goes to the families who have lost their loved ones due to bus accident at Pavagada, Karnataka.

I pray for the speedy recovery of those who are injured.

It is not the first time that the state has reported a fatal accident. In 2018, at least 30 passengers were killed after a bus plunged into a canal in the Mandya district of Karnataka.

The incident happened at the VC canal of the Cauvery river in Kanaganamaradi village of the Pandavapura taluk. Most of the deceased were school students.

Meanwhile, the Comptroller Auditor General of India (CAG) for 2020-21 released a report on March 16, saying that the roads in Bengaluru city are far more dangerous than state and national highways in Karnataka he added.

Parmesh S Jain

A 64-year-old man sustained severe burn injuries and the shop was damaged in an explosion caused due to LPG cylinder leakage in Gangondanahalli in Chandra layout on Saturday morning.
Residents of Gangondanahalli woke up to a explosion sound at around 6 am and rushed to help Mohammed,who owned the bakery.The injured was taken to Victoria hospital for treatment .

They rescued him and alerted the fire and emergency service personnel who rushed to the spot and put out the fire to stop spreading it from the adjacent area.

Senior officer told media persons,the victim, Mohammed who owns a bakery and staying in the shop,woke up and switched on the gas stove to make tea and instead of lighting the stove he lit a cigarette,causing explosion.

The Chandra layout police have taken up a case and are investigating further.

Psrmesh S Jain

Customs sleuths of Bengaluru unit on Saturday unearthed a large stainless steel utensil consignment meant for export to Melbourne, Australia,containing Ephedrine worth Rs 9.23 crore concealed in custom made utensils with false bottoms carrying 46.79 kg of the drugs .

The custom sleuths suspect that the consignment belonging to chennai based gang which is running the drug racket.

Based on a tip off,Air Cargo wing of the Bengaluru Airport,checked the export consignments at the cargo section and stumbled upon a large section of stainless steel including jars, jugs and drums meant to be shipped to Melbourne after being declared as kitchen utensils by an exporter from Chennai.

Initially the officials did not find anything suspecious but on close examination it was found that some of the utensils bottom were unusual.

The suspects items were picked up and officials cut open one of the stainless steel drums and discovered it had a false bottom and inside it was a packet containing white powder.

As many as 52 stainless steel drums had custom-made false bottoms all containing what a lab test would later determine as high quality Ephedrine,used as a recreational drug.

A total of 46.79 kg of the substance meant to be smuggled to Australia which is estimated to be worth Rs 9.23 crore in the international market.

Further probe revealed that a persons from Chennai had come to Bengaluru Airport cargo to book the utensils consignment a few days ago.

A team went to lookout for the suspect but he is absconding. efforts are on to track down the accused,a senior official said .

Parmesh S Jain

A newly married 24-year-old woman ended her life at their house in Subramanyanagar on Friday night due to alleged harassment from her husband .

The deceased has been identified as Indushri, a resident of Gayathrinagar and she was married to Rakesh Kumar, an employee in BPO.

A senior police officer said that Indushri was found hanging at the room and Rakesh found her body and alerted her parents who then called Subramanyanagar police.

Indushri left suicide note that she was upset over her husband’s behavior which led her to take this extreme step .

Based on a complaint by victim’s father the police on Saturday detained Rakesh for the interrogation and a case of abetment to suicide has been registered and further investigation is on.

Parmesh S Jain

The East Division police of Banasawadi police on Saturday arrested a gang of three notorious inter state house breaking theft offenders and recovered 750 grams of gold valuables worth Rs.38 lakhs from them.

The accused identified as Haridas Barai,39 and Partha Haldar,32,of West Bengal and Ratan Saha, 52 from Delhi.

Senior officer told media persons,a house break theft was reported in Banaswadi police station limits in which the complainant said when they went out of station someone barged into their house and ransacked the house and made away with 750 grams of gold ornaments worth Rs.38 lakhs from their house.

After registering complaint a special team was led by DCP East,Dr Bheemashankar S Guled,under the supervision of ACP,Ningappa B Sakkiri,team headed by PI, Sathish HS and team swung into action.

The team visited the spot and after inspecting the area the team analysed CCTV footage in and around the area and based on technical inputs the team secured one person who was still in the city while his associates has taken flight with the booty.

After securing him the team grilled him and during investigation he confessed the crime and said that the two accused belongs to West Bengal and based on his statement a special team was rushed to West Bengal.

Based on his information, the police arrested the other accused from Delhi while the third accused identified as Ratan Saha,52, who was buying stolen properties from the accused was arrested .

During investigation it was revealed the used to come from West Bengal to city by flight and move around the residential areas to identify the locked houses.

Later the accused would identify the locked house by newspapers lying in front of the house and started to keep a watch for one or two days before gaining entry into the house.

Using a modus Operandi, the accused zeroed in on a house in Banasawadi and burgled a house after the family members had gone to Dubai on February 12.

A detailed investigations have revealed that the accused were involved in similar offences in Secunderabad and Delhi earlier and jailed.

DCP east division, Dr Bheemashankar S Guled, asked people to be careful while going out and inform the jurisdictional police including the milkman and the paper boys.

This will avoid undue attention of the anti social elements and also help the patrolling police to keep an eye on the locked houses,he said.

Finally Bengaluru police commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP East,A Subramanyeswara Rao,DCP East,Dr Bheemashankar S Guled,ACP,Ningappa B Sakkiri, PI,Sathish HS,PSIs,as,Nagaraj Nedalgi,Shahjahan Sannidhi and other crime staff who has successfully recovered the gold ornaments from the accused and for the excellent investigation by the team a suitable reward will be given to the team he added.

Parmesh S Jain

The Vidhana Soudha police have registered an FIR against unknown persons for allegedly issuing death threats to high court judges who delivered judgement on hijab.

Security for the judged has been reviewed and heightened following a threat perception .

A complaint in this regard was filed by advocate Umapathi S with the registrar general of Karnataka High Court on Saturday.

The complainant said that he received a video on WhatsApp, wherein a person could be seen publicly threatening Chief Justice Awasthi by referring to the alleged murder of a Jharkhand judge, who was killed while he was taking a morning walk.

The complainant said,The speaker also makes a similar threat to the Chief Justice of Karnataka by stating that people know where he goes for a walk.

Further,he makes a reference to his visit to Udupi Mutt with family members.He also talks about the court judgement in very vulgar language.

The complainant added that the video was probably shot in Madurai in neighbouring Tamilnadu.

Another advocate Sudha Katwa filed a complaint regarding the video with the Cubbon Park police station and a case has been registered under Sections 506 (1), 505 (1) (c), 505 (1) (b), 153A, 109, 504 and 505 (2) of the Indian Penal Code.

Notably, the three-member bench of the high court comprising Chief Justice Awasthi,Justices Krishna Dixit and Khazi M Jaibunnisa,recently upheld the state government’s order banning hijab inside the classroom stating that it was not an essential practice in Islam.