Anti-drug addiction campaign on Sept 27: WhiteField DCP Abdul Ahad
Bengaluru, September 26: WhiteField zone DCP Abdul Ahad said that the City Police department has organized a mega anti-drug addiction campaign to create awareness among youth at Phoenix Market City at Mahadevapura in the city on September 27 at 6.30 pm.
Speaking to Varthabharati here on Wednesday, the DCP said that nowadays, the youth have been facing danger due to drug addiction. For the last two months, the department has been conducting several awareness programmes across the city. Awareness programmes were conducted in schools and colleges and arrested those who sell drugs. As the campaign was completing two months, more than one thousand volunteers who worked with the police department in the programmes would take oath to join hands with the police to create awareness on drug addiction, he said.
Former International cricketer and ICC match referee Javagal Srinath, City police commissioner T. Sunil Kumar and other Senior Officers would take part in the campaign, he said.
The police would announce the slogan ‘From addiction to Health’. Phoenix Market City has provided the space to conduct the event and V.J. Rashmi would conduct the programme, he said.
The programme would have Body building event, Orchestra, Kalaripayattu, Martial art and screening of a documentary prepared by the Bengaluru police on effects of drug addiction. The guests and volunteers would perform an exercise to give a message against the drug addiction, he said and appealed the people of Bengaluru to participate in the campaign in more number to create awareness on drug addiction and its impact on society.
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Delhi: Boy stabbed to death over 'controversial' social media comments, 2 juveniles held
New Delhi (PTI): A 16-year-old boy was stabbed to death at Ramleela ground in northwest Delhi for allegedly making social media comments that police described as "controversial", an official said on Wednesday.
According to the police, the assailants, also minors, attacked him with a knife, inflicting multiple stab wounds.
"A PCR call was received in the Shalimar Bagh Police Station regarding an injured boy lying in Ramleela ground. The police team reached the spot and found him with multiple stab wounds," a police officer said.
He was working as a labourer in a banquet hall for the last two days, the officer said. An FIR was registered and the police apprehended two juveniles in the case.
Preliminary investigation reveals that the deceased was stabbed due to an ongoing enmity, the officer said.
During questioning, the accused told the police that the victim had made "controversial comments" against them on social media. Following which, they intercepted him at Ramleela ground and stabbed him. He died on the spot, officer said.
"We have recovered a dagger and the victim's mobile phone. Further investigation in the case is underway," he added.
