Assistant Commissioner of Police tests positive for COVID-19 in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: An assistant commissioner of police in the Mangaluru Police Commissionerate has tested positive for COVID-19, a health department official said.
The residents of Bolar had recently objected to conducting the last rites of a Corona victim in the area. Officers had spoken to and convinced the Bolar residents to let the rites be carried out.
The ACP had participated in the preparations for the last rites. It is suspected that the assistant commissioner was infected on the occasion, said sources.
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Two held at Bengaluru airport with hydroponic ganja worth Rs 5.79 cr
Bengaluru (PTI): Two people were arrested at the Kempegowda International Airport here for attempting to smuggle hydroponic ganja valued at Rs 5.79 crore, upon their arrival from Bangkok on Wednesday, officials said
They seized 16.54 kg of hydroponic ganja, which was concealed in the checked-in baggage, the Bengaluru Customs said in a post on 'X'.
Both the accused were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, it said.
Meanwhile, the Customs officials at the Bengaluru Airport also disposed of 287.5 kg of Ganja (Hydroponic Weed) and 1.17 kg of Cocaine seized under the NDPS Act, 1985, in accordance with CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs) Disposal Manual on March 17, it said in another post.
