Bengaluru-bound Amazon orders worth Rs 18 lakh stolen, 4 held in Haryana
Gurugram (PTI): Four men were arrested in Nuh in Haryana for their alleged involvement in robbing a container full of Bengaluru-bound Amazon orders worth Rs 18 lakh from Karnataka, police said.
The men involved in the theft were allegedly planning to sell the stolen goods in Nuh and Palwal in Haryana, they said. The stolen goods are yet to be recovered.
All four men allegedly involved in the robbery on Friday have been handed over to the Karnataka Police for further probe.
According to police, an FIR was registered in Karnataka on Sunday on the complaint of Rajesh Kumar, an executive of Camions Logistics Solutions Private Limited.
In his complaint, he said the company's vehicle was loaded with Amazon-booked parcels and sent from Mumbai to Bengaluru.
Two drivers of the company, Muwarik and Pankaj Kumar, were driving the vehicle. On the night of October 10, the GPS signal of the vehicle suddenly went off. The company's tracking team traced the location and found the vehicle parked on the roadside near Goraldaku Gate, Hiriyur tehsil in Chitradurga district in Karnataka, he said
When the team reached the spot, Muwarik said Pankaj gave him a cold drink near Belgaum, after which he became unconscious. When he regained consciousness, Pankaj was missing, and the rear portion of the vehicle was found cut open.
It was found that 432 Amazon packets kept in the vehicle, with an estimated value of Rs 18.67 lakh, had been stolen, police said.
Nuh police spokesperson said that a team of the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) nabbed the four men in Tauru area on Tuesday.
They were identified as Salman, Shahrukh, Shokeen -- residents of Mamola village in Palwal; and Tayyab, a resident of Sabras in Nuh.
Police also recovered a truck from their possession, which was used to transport the stolen goods, he added.
"All the accused were handed over to the Karnataka Police team after necessary questioning," the spokesperson of Nuh police said.
Police are working to locate the stolen goods and find out others involved in the theft, he added.
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Climate Change crisis: IMD to change parameters to declare heatwaves
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): The IMD, along with its technical partners, will soon revise the criteria for declaring heatwave conditions in the country, as the present parameters do not suit India’s geographical conditions, according to official sources here.
Kerala, in particular, has faced difficulties in issuing heatwave warnings because of the limitations of the existing parameters.
Sources in the India Meteorological Department said the state experienced severe heat and humidity this summer and, for the first time, weather forecasts were made based on the anti-cyclone system that formed near the Karnataka–Maharashtra coast.
"We have never had an anti-cyclone system form closer to the South before, and this time we had to predict the weather based on it," a senior IMD official told PTI.
Anti-cyclonic systems are common over north-western parts of India, but this year one formed near the southern region, leading to unusually hot nights.
The anti-cyclone caused downward air movement, which pushed warm air towards the surface and prevented it from dispersing at night, the official added. As a result, Kerala recorded night temperatures 3 to 4 degrees Celsius above normal.
Because Kerala has experienced a steady temperature increase during the summer months for the last few years, changing the parameters for declaring heat waves would benefit the state, enabling the authorities to issue warnings more efficiently, the official added.
The IMD currently issues hot and humid weather warnings, although the situation warrants a heatwave warning, as the existing parameters do not allow the department to issue one.
At present, the IMD issues a heat wave warning in coastal areas when the maximum temperature reaches 37 degree Celsius or more with a temperature departure of 4.5 degree Celsius over the recorded maximum temperature.
For plains, the threshold is 40 degrees Celsius with a departure of 4.5 degrees Celsius or more from normal, while for hilly regions it is 30 degrees Celsius with a departure of 4.5 degrees Celsius or more.
Officials said the current heatwave declaration parameters also require these conditions to be recorded at two stations in the state to issue the warnings.
"In Kerala, we hardly get to record these conditions in two areas; moreover, we have severe heat stress that can easily cause a heat stroke. So we have decided to rework the heatwave declaration parameters and the changes will be implemented shortly. There will be a consultation with the Disaster Management Authority also before finalising the parameters," the official said.
Throughout Kerala, temperatures recorded this summer were three to four degrees Celsius higher than usual. The state also reported multiple cases of heatstroke despite regular warnings issued by the IMD and the state disaster management authority.
According to experts, Kerala has become a climate change hotspot, with a steady increase in atmospheric temperatures and erratic monsoons.
The IMD has also predicted a below-normal monsoon this year, as this is the first time two consecutive El Nino years are being witnessed.
