Bengaluru:  Hens at a chicken  stall in Bengaluru  have contracted Bird Flu. Even the NIHSD  Laboratory has confirmed H5N1 virus in the dead hens causing  some amount of panic among members of the general public.

Several  hens had died at a   chicken stall  at Dasarahalli in Yelahanka   in Bengaluru on December 25. Samples of these birds were then  sent to the  Bhopal NIHSD lab which has now confirmed the virus strain.

 A team of officials immediately visited the chicken stall  and also  ordered shutting down of nearby chicken stalls as a precautionary measure.

Meanwhile, the area in the one km radius of the Dasarahalli Bhuvaneshwari Nagar has been declared  an infected area while  the area within the radius of one to 10 kms has  been kept on alert.

BBMP Health officials have said that there was no need for panic as things were under control.

Precautionary measure : As  a precautionary measure  general public should not consume  chicken  which is not  boiled at a temperature above  70 degree Celsius. Even half baked chicken or eggs should not be consumed.

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Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Tuesday said that he has directed the CID to probe the alleged kidnapping and killing of a real estate businessman from Anekal, whose body was found in neighbouring Tamil Nadu on March 9.

The minister was responding to a question raised by Congress MLA Pradeep Eshwar in the Legislative Assembly during zero hour.

"On the issue raised by the MLA, the police have already taken action. One person has been arrested, and the search is on for others. Based on the initial reports we have got, I have instructed that the case be handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department. The investigation will be done by them," Parameshwara said.

Demanding justice for the deceased's family, Eshwar earlier urged the home minister to hand over the case to the CID. "One person has been arrested and two suspects are still at large. They should be arrested at the earliest," he said.

Gopal alias Gopi was allegedly abducted on Sunday by a gang that intercepted his car near Karpur Gate. The assailants allegedly rammed his car from the rear and forcibly took him away in another car.

He was reportedly taken to a forest area near Denkanikottai in Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu, and was attacked by sharp weapons leading to death, police said, adding that the body was found on Monday.

Gopal's family members and relatives had staged a protest outside the Anekal police station, demanding the immediate arrest of all those behind the incident.

The police have arrested Mohan Babu, alleged to be the mastermind behind the crime, even as efforts are being made to nab his two associates who kidnapped Gopal. Business disputes and rivalry are said to be the reasons behind the killing.