Karkala: A pregnant woman in labour pain gave birth to a baby in 108 ambulance at Karkala on Tuesday morning.
The woman, a resident of Eedu village, experienced labour pain around 9.30 in the morning. Her family had immediately placed a call to the 108 ambulance service. An ambulance picked the pregnant up from her house and took her to the government hospital in Karkala. However, the woman gave birth mid-way in the ambulance with assistance from the medical personnel in the ambulance.
Both the mother and the child were reported to be in stable condition. Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Devaki and pilot Eeranna delivered them safely to the hospital, sources stated.
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Bengaluru: Customs sleuths on Tuesday arrested a passenger arriving from Bangkok at the Kempegowda International Airport for allegedly trafficking drugs.
During routine checking at the airport, customs officials seized a large quantity of hydroponic cannabis from the passenger’s luggage.
Officials said around 8 kg of hydroponic cannabis was recovered, with its estimated market value pegged at approximately Rs 2.8 crore.
In a separate case on the same day, customs officials recovered about 900 grams of ganja, worth around Rs 31.5 lakh, from another passenger who had arrived from Hong Kong.
According to the officials, both passengers had concealed the narcotic substances inside their luggage in an attempt to evade detection.
The customs department has taken both the accused into custody and have initiated questioning.
A probe in connection with the incident is underway, and legal action is being pursued against them under the relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
