Bengaluru: 2 killed in building collapse
Bengaluru: At least two people were killed and about a dozen labourers injured Friday when an under-construction building collapsed at the APMC Yard at Yashwantapura in Bengaluru, police said.
The injured have been rushed to a nearby government hospital while the bodies of the victims have been sent for autopsy.
According to police, construction of a multi-level car parking was going on at the Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) yard in Yashwantapura.
The plan was to build a 10-storeyed building to accommodate vehicles coming there.
However, the building collapsed killing Rahul Goswamy (19) from West Bengal and Rakesh (25) from Bihar.
They were labourers carrying out the construction work at the site. Among the injured, the condition of Hanumantu (29) from Yadgir is critical, police said.
Police have registered a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304(A) of the IPC against the contractor and others.
Police sources said they were investigating whether those entrusted with the work had necessary permission from authorities.
The incident comes days after an under-construction shopping complex crashed at Dharwad, killing 19 people and injuring many others on March 20.
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Truck driver arrested with cannabis worth over Rs 80 lakh in UP
Bhadohi (UP) (PTI): A truck driver was arrested here on Tuesday with cannabis worth over Rs 80 lakh, police said.
Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Shubham Agrawal said that during vehicle checking on National Highway 19 in the Gopiganj police station area, a container truck was stopped near a roadside eatery for inspection.
During the search, police recovered several sacks containing 3 quintals and 78 kg of cannabis from the truck. The seized contraband is valued at around Rs 81 lakh, the officer said.
The truck driver, Son Pal, has been arrested and a case has been registered against him and four others under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Agrawal said.
During preliminary interrogation, Pal revealed that the cannabis was smuggled from Odisha by Salim and Chaman Khan, residents of Etah district. Half of the consignment was to be delivered to a person named Khalik in Bareilly, while the remaining half was for a person in Punjab, Agrawal said.
Pal further told police that he was promised Rs 1 lakh for safely transporting the consignment, the officer said.
