Bengaluru police conduct raids on houses of 1000 criminals; seizes weapons, drugs
Bengaluru: In a concerted effort to tackle the rising criminal activities in the city, the Bengaluru police executed raids on the residences of approximately 1000 criminals on Thursday. Acting on the directives of the newly-appointed Bengaluru Police Commissioner, B Dayananda, the raids aimed to curb illegal activities and apprehend offenders.
During the operations, law enforcement officials discovered a cache of weapons and narcotics in the houses of known rowdy sheeters, including individuals accused of murder and drug trafficking, particularly ganja. The crackdown also involved verifying any pending legal actions against the identified criminals.
Sandeep Patil, Additional Commissioner of Police, Western Division, revealed that the raids yielded two firearms, a vehicle, and approximately 8 kg of marijuana. Furthermore, the operation resulted in the apprehension of 11 wanted robbers and individuals involved in illicit land transactions, as reported by the Hindustan Times.
Under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner of Police Bhimashankar Guled, one team of officers conducted the raids across the eastern part of Bengaluru, covering police station limits in Halasuru, Pulakeshinagar, DJ Halli, and KG Halli. Simultaneously, another team led by DCP CK Baba executed early morning raids in the city's southeast region, targeting areas such as Adugodi, Koramangala, Madiwala, and Mico Layout.
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Kolkata, May 20: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee's youngest brother Swapan Banerjee, also known as 'Babun', on Monday could not cast his vote after his name was not found in the voters' list, an election official said.
Babun, who is a voter of Howrah town, went to cast his vote at a polling booth when it was discovered that his name was not on the list.
"The Election Commission of India is looking into the whole matter. Only it can explain why this happened," Trinamool Congress spokesperson Shantanu Sen said.
When contacted by PTI, Babun said he was disappointed.
"I went to cast my vote today and found that my name was deleted. I have been voting for so many years. I am disappointed that I could not vote this year. As a citizen of a democratic country, I have the right to vote," he said.
Babun had expressed his displeasure after TMC renominated sitting MP Prasun Banerjee for the Howrah Lok Sabha seat in March. Mamata Banerjee had then said she decided to disown him and cut off her relationship with him.
There was a buzz earlier that Babun would contest as an independent candidate from that constituency after the TMC did not nominate him from there. He had claimed that the party promised him a ticket.
There was a rumour that Babun was contemplating joining the BJP.
Babun is the president of the Bengal Olympic Association and Bengal Hockey Association, besides the secretary of the Bengal Boxing Association, and also in charge of the sports wing of the Trinamool Congress.
