No border entry without COVID negative report: ADGP Prathap Reddy Notifies
Keralites protest against closure of the Talapady border
Mangaluru: In the background of the increasing cases of COVID infections in Kerala, the Dakshina Kannada district administration and the police department have been directed to undertake strict measures near the Mangaluru-Kasaragod border regions as per Law and order AGDP Prathap Reddy’s notification.
He notified the district commissioner and police officers during Tuesday’s visit to Talapady and informed them about the state government’s directive to not allow entry into the state without a COVID negative report and asked them to take appropriate measures in this regard.
“Only urgent visits and the students from Kerala region will be allowed entry upon showing their exam hall ticket. These strict measures are being undertaken due to the rising number of COVID infections being reported in the Kasaragod region. Those coming from Kerala via the rail route are being subjected to a medical examination. A testing centre will be opened in Mangaluru’s Town Hall”, Prathap Reddy said.
“District officials are in contact with the Kasaragod DC and the SP. Therefore, there is no conflict/confusion between both districts”, he said.
He also sought information about the police arrangement and testing in the border region during his visit. District Commissioner Dr. K. V. Rajendra, Mangaluru Police Commissioner Shashikumar, Police Superintendent Rishikesh Sonavane were present to provide information.
Keralites protest the closure of the Talapady border
During the AGDP Prathap Reddy’s visit, residents of the Kerala region closed the road in their region and conducted a protest at the border area.
The protesters demanded that the requirement of COVID negative report for border entry must be revoked. A long queue of vehicles on their way to Kerala were seen waiting near Talapady.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
