Siddakatte: Cash stolen from temple
Bantwal: An unidentified gang of thieves broke open the door of the Sri Veerabhadra Mahammayi temple and have got away with cash from the two donation box kept in the temple in Siddakatte Sangabettu on Thursday morning at around 2:30 am.
The incident has been recorded in the CCTV camera of the temple.
According to the police, the thieves broke open the door of the Sri Veerabhadra temple and barged into the temple and made away with cash from the two donation box kept inside the temple.
They later made a failed attempt to enter the sanctorum. When the priests arrived at the temple this morning, the incident came to light and immediately informed the police.
It is also learnt from the primary investigation that thieves were not steal any valuable ornaments from the temple.
Bantwal CPI TD Nagaraj, Bantwal Rural SI Prasanna, and dog squads have visited the spot and launched the investigation.
Bantwal police have registered a case in this regard.
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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.
