Udupi: In a viral video that is widely being shared on social media platforms, a teacher of government school in Udupi can be seen sleeping in the front yard of the school in a drunken state while the students are taking classes in the school campus.
The video is of Alangar in Perdoor village of Udupi where a teacher of Alangar Government Lower Primary School teacher, Krishnamurthy was seen sleeping in drunken state during school hours.
A delegation led by Perdoor Gram Panchayat President Devu Poojary submitted a memorandum to the Block Education Officer, requesting an immediate suspension of the school teacher 'who behaved irresponsibly in spite of having the responsibility of shaping the future of children in the village'.
The delegation included Gram Panchayat Vice President Chethana Shetty, member K Thukaram Nayak, School Development Committee member Ramesh Poojary, member of Bydarshi Friends Sathish (Annu) as well as social activists of the village.
DDPI Ganapathi K said that he has instructed the Brahmavar Block Education Officer to investigate the matter. “Due action will be taken once the report on the incident is submitted to me,” he added.
When asked if there were complaints against the school teacher earlier, the Deputy Director said that he had taken charge only a week ago and was not informed of similar acts by the teacher prior to this.

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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.
