Mangaluru: Fire in apartment in Deralakatte: Quick action of manager saves more than 100 lives
Ullal: A major fire mishap was prevented in Plama Nest, a 13-floor apartment near the Kshema Hospital in Deralakatte, on Tuesday morning, thanks to the timely action taken by the manager of the apartment.
The fire broke out as two dental college students who resided in the apartment number 202 left a hot iron on a bed before hurrying to college to attend a workshop on Tuesday morning. The instrument was still hot although the girls had switched it off.
Mohammed Shahid Shafique, a resident of Kuttar, who was the manager of the apartment, is learned to have sensed a smell of smoke near the apartment. When he went looking for the source, he noticed smoke erupting from the students’ house.
Shafique immediately called the girls back to the apartment and got the door opened, which helped them put out the fire immediately.
More than 100 lives are said to have been saved due to Shafique’s timely action.
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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.
