Mangaluru-based youth drowned in Bhadra River
Is selfie mania claims another life?
Chikmagaluru, July 26: A Mangaluru-based youth who came to the city for a tour along with his friends slipped into the Bhadra River and washed away at Ambathirtha in Kalasa police station limits on Thursday.
The victim is identified as Kiran Kotian (26) of Tumbe village in Mangaluru. He was working as an engineer in a private company in Mangaluru.
It is said that Kiran Kumar has come with his 12 friends to Kudremukh for a trip. After completing their trip to Kudremukh, they have reached Kalasa via Samse and later, they have been to Ambathirtha tourist spot on Horanadu road in Kalasa town. They have gone to Ambuthirtha in a car. But some of them have taken photos from a distance fearing the gushing water in the river. But some others attempted to climb the rocks near the river and tried to get selfies. Among them, Kiran Kumar tried to climb the rock adjacent to the river and slipped into the river. But as soon as he fell into the river, he was washed away in the water, informed other students to the police.
Though people working in nearby fields tried to rescue him, he swept away in the river. Though the people and the police searched for the youth, he was not traced in the river. Later, fire brigade, divers, police personnel and local people continued their search operation in the river near Hebbal, Vashishta Thirtha and other places along the river bank and he was not traced.
Is Kiran Kumar loses life for Selfie mania?
Because of the heavy rains lashing the region for the last two months, the rocks along the Bhadra river developed algae and are slipping. The youth tried to take selfie standing on dangerous rocks and this time, he slipped into the river, said eye witnesses.
Ambuthirtha tour is not safe during rainy season
Ambuthirtha place is an attractive tourist place because of rocks which seem as if they were sculpted by the sculptors. People would easily attract to their natural beauty. As a result, shooting of lot of films were being taken place every year. But the local people would not dare to go there and those who knew the place would prefer summer season to visit it. As the youth from Mangaluru did not have any precautions about the place, they ventured into the place. The local people urged the authorities to put up some hoardings warning against venturing into the river and climbing the rocks.
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Narcotic substances worth Rs 11.50 cr seized, two people arrested
Bengaluru (PTI): Two alleged interstate drug peddlers, including a woman, have been arrested with narcotic substances worth Rs 11.50 crore, police said on Tuesday.
The arrests were made recently following a raid conducted by the Narcotics Control Wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) in Bagalur police station limits, they said.
Police said 8,335 LSD strips, five kg of Hydro Ganja, 534 grams of Charas, two mobile phones and a two-wheeler were seized from their possession.
"Based on a tip-off, two interstate drug peddlers, including a woman, were apprehended. Both had been residing in Bengaluru for the past year and were involved in an organised illegal drug distribution network. They were receiving narcotic substances from a Kerala-based individual residing in Thailand and distributing them to customers as per his instructions, thereby earning illegal profits," a senior police officer said.
Addressing a press conference here, Seemant Kumar Singh said this was the first time such a huge quantity of LSD had been recovered in Bengaluru.
“We are trying to find out from where it has been sourced and where it was meant to be supplied. We have some specific inputs about the intended targets. However, without concrete evidence, we cannot conclude. We are working to establish how such a huge quantity was procured and for whom it was meant,” he said.
Singh added that further investigation is underway to trace the supply chain and identify those involved in the distribution network.
A case has been registered against them under the NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act) at Bagalur Police Station, and further investigation is in progress, police said.
In another operation, 1.5 kg Hydro Ganja was seized by the officials at K G Nagar police station here, police said.
The contraband had been smuggled via international parcel services and cleverly concealed inside chocolate and biscuit boxes to avoid suspicion, and the estimated value is Rs 1.5 crore, the officer said.
A case has been registered, and efforts are ongoing to trace the accused, police said.
An interstate accused was arrested in the Whitefield police station limits, for selling narcotic drugs on March 1, they said.
Police said 27.239 kg Ganja, 3.200 kg Hashish Oil, along with the two-wheeler used in the crime, with a total worth of Rs 55 lakh was seized from him, they added.
In a separate operation, two foreign women who were overstaying their visas were apprehended within the limits of Mico Layout Police Station, officials said.
They have been handed over to the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) and subsequently sent to the Foreigners Detention Centre as per legal procedures, they added.
