Alleged scam in Mangaluru varsity will be probed: Minister GT Deve Gowda
Winter Session
Belagavi, Dec 18: Higher Education Minister GT Deve Gowda said that steps would be taken to probe the alleged irregularities in the Mangaluru University and action would be taken within three months.
Responding to a question raised by BJP MLA Vedavyas Kamath during Question Hour in the Session here on Tuesday, the Minister said that the ABVP has made serious allegations about irregularities in giving contract to examination maintenance, purchasing of solar equipment, computers and CCTV cameras and illegal appointments. The department has got clarification from the university. But the department has not got any written complaint against the alleged irregularities, he said.
BJP MLA CT Ravi said that the government should get the report from the third party on alleged irregularities. Then the Speaker advised the Minister to discuss with the Higher Education department principal secretary on the method of investigation and provisions in the Act.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
