Two foreigners among four held for drugs peddling in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Anti-narcotics wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB), sleuths from Vidyaranyapura, Konanakunte and V V Puram police stations arrested four individuals for drug peddling and seized narcotic substances worth 18.8 lakhs in separate raids across the city on Tuesday.
Two of the accused, Cyril (23) from Ghana and Immanuel (27) from Nigeria, were arrested in Vidyaranyapura police station limits. A cache of drugs worth 12 lakhs including MDMA crystals, ecstasy pills and cocaine were seized from them along with a two-wheeler and other items.
Primary investigations revealed that the accused, who were in India on student and working visas, purchased the drugs from their countrymen residing in Goa, Mumbai and New Delhi for cheaper rates and sold them in Bengaluru, sources stated.
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Konanakunte police have arrested an individual named Vikas (23) for selling drugs on the road behind Doddakallasandra Lake in Narayana Nagar. Drugs worth 1.8 lakhs including 2.02 kg marijuana and 10.6 kg poppy straw has been confiscated from him.
In a separate raid, V V Puram police arrested Rasik Kumar (22), a resident of West Bengal, for selling marijuana. An electronic weighing machine and 3.9 kg marijuana worth 5 lakhs were seized from him, police stated.
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Reports of data breach desperate attempt to tarnish brand's image: Airtel
New Delhi (PTI): Telecom giant Bharti Airtel has dismissed reports suggesting a breach of its customer data, labeling such allegations as desperate attempts to tarnish its brand image.
According to Bharti Airtel, a thorough investigation revealed no compromise in their systems, despite accusations from a dark web account named 'xenZen', which claimed access to data of over 375 million Airtel India customers, including personal information like phone numbers, email addresses, and government IDs.
Airtel sources have also confirmed that the individual behind the allegations has been banned from a hacking forum for fraudulent activities.
