Bengaluru cops seize drugs worth Rs 1.25 Cr, four people held
Bengaluru: Four people from Kerala have been arrested here on charges of peddling drugs, and Rs 1.25 crore worth drugs seized from their possession, Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Wednesday.
The Central Crime Branch of Bengaluru raided their hideout at Soladevanahalli and seized the drugs.
"We have told the officers to launch a crackdown against drugs. We have taken a pledge to contain this menace not only in Bengaluru but also in Karnataka.
It's a big network that remains underground and carries out its operations clandestinely in various forms," Bommai said.
According to police, Shahad Mohammed (24), Ajmal Koya (22), both from Kozhikode district, Ajin KG Verghese (21), and Nithin Mohan (29) from Pathanamthitta district in Kerala were arrested with the consignment.
They allegedly used to sell these drugs in various pubs.
Police seized 2,000 LSD tablet sheets, 110 grams of MDMA crystals, 10 ecstasy tablets, five kg of cannabis, and five mobile phones.
Bommai said Bengaluru is a metropolitan city where people from across the globe stay.
There are a large number of students from different parts of the country coming here and studying by paying hefty fees.
As these students stay away from their parents and have huge money with them, they easily fall prey to these vices, he said and appealed to the parents and educational institutions to help the government contain this menace.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
