Mangaluru Doctors' drug bust: Two more doctors, several medical students arrested
Mangaluru: The local police on Saturday arrested two more doctors and several other medical students in connection with the doctors’ drug bust in the city.
Speaking to the reporters, City Police Commissioner N Shashi Kumar said that Dr. Vidush Kumar (27), a native of North India, and Dr. Sudhindra (34), of Karnataka, as well as medical students Dr. Siddharth Pavaskar (29), Dr. Sharanya (23) of New Delhi, Dr. Suryajeet Dev (20) and Dr. Ayesha Mohammed (23) of Kerala, Dr. Pranay Nataraj (24) and Dr. Chaithanya R Tumuluri (23) of Telangana and Dr. Ish Midda (27) of Uttar Pradesh were arrested and produced before a magistrate.
The nine arrested have been remanded in judicial custody, the top cop said.
The city police have arrested as many as 24 people in connection with the case so far, he added.
The drug racket was busted by the city police on January 7, when doctors and students of a private medical college in the city were found involved in the consumption and sale of narcotics.
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Seven killed as govt hospital’s compound wall collapse due to rain
Bengaluru (PTI): Seven people, including three children, were killed when the compound wall of a hospital collapsed here on Wednesday, police said.
The incident occurred in the Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital, they added.
When the heavy rains, coupled with strong winds, battered the area, the seven victims were taking shelter near the wall, which suddenly came down crashing, police further said. All seven people were killed on the spot, they added.
According to police sources, the victims were street vendors.
Police and emergency services personnel rushed to the spot with an earthmover to bring out the bodies from the debris with the help of residents.
