Route march: Peace meet notices issued to RSS, others in Karnataka
Kalaburagi: The Kalaburagi district administration has issued notices to ten organisations, including the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), directing them to appear for a peace meet on October 28 ahead of proposed route marches in Chittapur scheduled for November 2.
The peace meet is being held on the directions of the Kalaburagi bench of the High Court of Karnataka.
The notice, cited by Deccan Herald on Monday, states that maximum three persons can represent an organisation in the meeting scheduled at 11:30 a.m. on October 28 in the auditorium of deputy commissioner’s office. The participants may also present written submissions in the meeting.
Apart from the RSS, notices have been issued to several other organisations, including the Bharatiya Dalit Panther, Bheem Army, Gonda-Kuruba SC Action Committee, Chalawadi Welfare Association, Karnataka Raitha Sangha, and Hasiru Sene, among others.
The development follows an earlier incident in which the RSS’s proposed route march in Chittapur on October 19 was denied permission by the tahsildar. Subsequently, the district convener of RSS had approached the High Court challenging refusal of permission.
The court directed the district administration to hold a peace meeting on October 28 and submit a report on October 30.
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NCB busts secret drug lab in Karnataka's Mysuru; four held
New Delhi (PTI): The Narcotics Control Bureau has busted a secret drug manufacturing laboratory in Karnataka's Mysuru and arrested four people from Rajasthan after seizing narcotics worth Rs 10 crore, the agency said on Friday.
This crackdown began on January 28 in Gujarat's Surat, where federal officials intercepted a SUV in the Palsana area. The vehicle was found carrying about 35 kg of Mephedrone.
Followingthe seizure, the Narcotcis Control Bureau (NCB) arrested the alleged mastermind of this trafficking racket named Mahindra Kumar Vishnoi and three others. All four suspects are residents of Rajasthan's Jalore district.
The investigation led to officials to a "clandestine" drugs manufacturing laboratory located in Hebbal industrial area of Mysuru.
The laboratory was being operated under the guise of a chemical manufacturing unit for cleaning purposes. The facility had been rented by a co-accused and relative of Vishnoi, the NCB said in a statement.
"Drugs worth Rs 10 crore (market value), Rs 25.6 lakh in cash, an SUV and 500 kgs of chemicals used in the manufacturing of drugs have been seized during the operation," it said, adding that the lab is understood to be established in 2024.
According to the NCB, Vishnoi is a "habitual offender" who "conceived" the idea of manufacturing synthetic drugs in secret labs while he was incarcerated in a drugs trafficking case. He has three drug-related cases registered against him in Rajasthan and one in Gujarat, the NCB added.
