Bengaluru: Unable to find bed at hospitals, Cong leader Zameer Ahmed Khan's close aide dies of COVID
Bengaluru: As the number of people infected with coronavirus in the state capital continues to rise, the number of deaths due to the unavailability of beds in the hospital is increasing every day. Meanwhile, it is learned that a close aide of senior Congress leader and MLA Zamir Ahmad, has died as he could not get a bed in the hospital.
He had visited a hospital in the city as he was suffering from severe respiratory problems. The hospital staff sent him back after collecting swabs. The Congress leader, who was on his way to another hospital, breathed his last before he could get an intensive care unit.
The lab report of the deceased has come positive on Thursday. He had no problem other than breathing problems. He would have survived if he was treated immediately at the hospital, family members alleged.
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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.
