Haji KS Muhammad Masood re-elected President of Muslim Central Committee for third term
Mangaluru: Haji K S Muhammad Masood was on Saturday re-elected as president of the Muslim Central Committee of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts at a general meeting held at the Mini Town Hall in the city.
Prof Yousuf D, principal of Badriya College, conducted the election.
Khateeb Abdul Mannan Mufti of Kudroli Jamia Masjid performed the prayers. General secretary of the Committee Mohammed Hanif Haji presented the annual report and balance sheets audited by the auditors to the gathering.
Vice-president of the Committee Haji Ibrahim Kodijal presented the vote of thanks on the occasion.
The Committee stated in a press release that Masood, being the only member of the Committee to file the nomination papers for the post of the president, was elected unopposed for the next three years.
Masood, who became president of the Committee for the first time in 2003, has also been elected to the post for the third consecutive term. The last term too, he had been elected unopposed, said the Committee.
A senior politician too, Masood has served as a member of the Legislative Council, as Chief Whip and also as chairperson of the State Minorities Commission.
He has striven for social and community welfare as president of the Muslim Central Committee. He continues to involve himself in social service through the Committee and the 'Haji Karkala Sheikh Shabhu Saheb Memorial Trust', which was founded in memory of his father.
Masood has also played a major role in maintaining harmony between Hindus and Muslims in the region.
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Bengaluru Police bust major drug network; 16 arrested, narcotics worth Rs 36.67 crore seized
Bengaluru: In a major crackdown on drug trafficking and illegal narcotics trade, Bengaluru City Police have arrested 16 accused persons and seized narcotic substances worth Rs 36.67 crore.
According to Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh, those arrested include four foreign nationals, eight persons from other states and four locals. Police said the network had interstate as well as international links.
Police recovered 9 kg 64 grams of MDMA, 5 kg 195 grams of hydro ganja, 19,755 LSD strips, 156 grams of heroin, 618 grams of charas, 332 grams of cocaine, 315 grams of drug-mixed gummies and 11 kg 470 grams of ganja from the accused.
The Commissioner said the action was carried out as part of a major anti-drug operation in the city. The network was busted with the support of the CCB Narcotics Control Squad and police stations of Bagaluru, Adugodi, Chikkajala, HSR Layout, Yeshwanthpur, Jalahalli and Jnanabharathi.
Cases were registered in CCB, East Division and West Division police stations based on specific intelligence received on different dates, following which raids were conducted.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused were procuring drugs at lower prices from foreign, interstate and local sources and selling them in Bengaluru at higher rates.
Police said college students and working professionals were among the main targets of the accused.
