Bengaluru: City civic body chief apologises to family of COVID-19 victim
Bengaluru: The city civic body chief has apologised to the family of a deceased 65-year-old COVID-19 victim, whose body was reportedly left unattended for three hours on the roadside here while they waited for an ambulance.
B H Anil Kumar, Commissioner of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike B H personally met the family of the victim at Gavipuram on Saturday, apologised to them and said BBMP workers should have handled the situation in a better manner.
The family said the man developed respiratory problems on July 3 evening and they called for an ambulance.
With his condition worsening and no sign of the ambulance, he came out of the house and flagged an autorickshaw to take him to a hospital, but collapsed just as he was about to get in, they said.
The ambulance arrived three hours later and took the body, they said. "Met the family of the Covid victim in Gavipuram who was left unattended on the roadside.
Offered an unconditional apology with folded hands on behalf of the BBMP as our staff could have handled the situation in a better manner," Kumar tweeted.
He appealed to the public not to stigmatise COVID-19 patients and their families.
Recently, a video purportedly showing health workers burying inappropriately some bodies of COVID-19 victims in a large pit in Ballari district had surfaced, triggering outrage on social media, following which they were suspended.
The government then instructed health workers to follow the protocol for disposal of bodies.
Met the family of the Covid victim in Gavipuram who was left unattended on the roadside. Offered an unconditional apology? on behalf of the #BBMP as our staff could have handled the situation in a better manner. Appeal to citizens not to stigmatise Covid19 patients & families. pic.twitter.com/S87DiFl5SU
— B.H.Anil Kumar,IAS (@BBMPCOMM) July 4, 2020
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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.
