‘Increase patrolling at crowded spots,’ Karnataka CM directs police after cafe’ blast incident
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday instructed top police officials to heighten patrolling in crowded areas. This comes a day after an IED (Improvised explosive device) bomb rocked the Rameshwaram cafe in the city’s Whitefield.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister who held a meeting with the top officials of the Home Department earlier in the day urged officials to locate densely populated areas and to increase police patrols in such areas to provide protection to the people.
CM Siddaramaiah further instructed top cops to make effective use of possible technology in probing the ‘Rameshwaram Cafe’ blast incident,’and also to expedite the investigation and to remain vigilant so that such incidents do not recur.
In addition, the CM also ordered the Police to stop spreading false news on social media and mislead people.
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“State intelligence should be more conscious and alert. Stringent action should be initiated without any sympathy towards the social traitors who disseminate false news on social media sites. I will conduct a separate meeting with the police department regarding spreading false information. We have to change according to time, and work should be done in an expedited manner,” he added.
IT and BT Minister Priyank Kharge, Home Minister G. Parameshwar, Chief Minister's Political Secretary Naseer Ahmed, Chief Minister's Deputy Chief Secretary L. K. Atiq, Secretary Dr. Trilok Chandra, Home Department Additional Chief Secretary SR Umashankar, Director General of Police Alok Mohan, Commissioner of Police B. Dayanand and others were present during the meeting.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
