Mangaluru, August 30: The police personnel in Mangaluru City and DK district will be recruited like that in Bengaluru, said ADGP Kamal Pant.

He addressed the media persons in the city police commissioner's office after visiting Mangaluru today.

Discussions have been taken place regarding the recruitment of police personnel to various police stations in the state. The pressure of work in DK and Mangaluru ranges is high. We are planning to recruit the police personnel based on the report submitted by the Dharamveer Committee here.

# Shiroor Seer death case: Action based on the final report

Regarding the death of Shiroor Mutt Seer, action will be taken based on the final report. The police department will take appropriate action against the culprits, stated the ADGP.

KMC Hospital doctors in Manipal have done the postmortem examination of the Swamiji's dead body. Forensic experts have given the FLL Report. The forensic experts have been asked to provide a final report after studying these two reports. The police have also sought information that on which criteria the KMC has reported that Swamiji's death occurred due to food poisoning. The three-round questionnaire was held regarding this. Among which, the KMC has responded only to the first round of questions. All the information, including the explanation given by KMC, will be codified; Kamal Pant explained

# Action for drug control

The police department has come forward to control the drugs menace in the district. This will be discussed at today’s police officers’ meet. The action would be taken against those involved in the drug mafia, he said.

# Jodupala tragedy: Laurels for DK District Administration, police functionaries

ADGP Kamal Pant expressed appreciation for the role of the district administration and police department for their role in the rescue operations during the natural disaster that occurred at Jodupala in Madikeri taluk recently.

District administration, district police superintendent, and police personnel have come forward for the rescue of the flood victims and provided all necessary facilities at the flood-hit Jodupala in the district. Their services have been considered by the department and would be awarded, He said.

Mangaluru Police Commissioner TR Suresh, DK SP Ravikanthe Gowda, Udupi SP Laxman Nimbargi, DCP Uma Prashant and others were present.



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Bajpe: A private bus and a lorry collided head-on near Bellibettu bus stand on Wednesday, leaving both drivers seriously injured.

According to sources, the private bus was travelling from Mangaluru to Karkala and a lorry was heading towards Mangaluru.

The impact of the collision was severe, leaving the front portions of both the bus and the lorry completely crushed.

According to locals, the drivers of both vehicles were trapped inside the mangled vehicles and had to be rescued by cutting parts of the damaged vehicles using a gas cutter. Passengers travelling in the bus sustained minor injuries.

The injured drivers were shifted to a private hospital in the city for treatment. Personnel from the Bajpe police station visited the spot, conducted an inspection, and registered a case.

Meanwhile, it has been learnt that during the rescue operation, a local resident, Rafiq Gurupura, found around Rs 6 lakh in cash while cutting open parts of the bus.

The amount was subsequently handed over to the Bajpe police. The rescue operation was carried out by locals including Rafiq, Shivarama, Raoof, Fazil and others.