Belthangady: Two arrested for selling Ganja, 1.5 kg drugs seized
Belthangady: Local police on Friday arrested two people for allegedly selling ganja drugs. The operation was carried by officials of Belthangady Police Station at Saparabailu here.
The accused duo have been identified as Mohammed Rafiq (35), a resident of Maddadka Chilimbi, and Noufal (25), a resident of Alandila.
Reportedly, under the leadership of Belthangady ASI Nandakumar, the police were screening vehicles passing through the National Highway at Sabarabailu on Friday evening. During the screening process, the police stopped the two-wheeler of the accused duo who were coming from the Maddadka direction and conducted a search on their vehicle, and reportedly uncovered the unlawful transportation of Ganja. The police informed that they recovered 1.5 kgs of Ganja from the vehicle.
A case has been registered at the Belthangady Police Station in this regard.
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Health dept to probe into claim about Pune hospital's refusal to admit pregnant woman
Pune (PTI): Maharashtra Minister Prakash Abitkar on Friday said a senior official of the health department will conduct an inquiry into the incident in which a hospital in Pune allegedly refused to admit a pregnant woman due to the non-payment of an advance deposit of Rs 10 lakh.
The alleged incident took place at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, and the woman, Tanisha Bhise, wife of BJP MLC Amit Gorkhe's personal assistant, died after giving birth to twin girls at another hospital.
Talking to PTI, Abitkar said, "We have asked the deputy director of the health department to inquire into what exactly happened at the hospital. After we receive his report, we will take necessary action if the hospital is found to be in the wrong."
Workers of opposition parties, including the Shiv Sena (UBT) Congress and the NCP (SP), staged protests outside the Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and even threw coins at one of the hospital staffers.
Police have been deployed in large numbers outside the facility to prevent untoward incidents.
MLC Gorkhe had on Thursday claimed that despite an assurance to pay Rs 3 lakh immediately, the hospital denied admission to the patient, and even a call from the Mantralaya did not yield any response from them.
The hospital, however, refuted the allegations and blamed the woman's kin for giving "misleading information".
The hospital's medical director, Dr Dhananjay Kelkar, had said they would prepare a detailed report about the incident and submit it to the health department.
