Bird Flu in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Hens at a chicken stall in Bengaluru have contracted Bird Flu. Even the NIHSD Laboratory has confirmed H5N1 virus in the dead hens causing some amount of panic among members of the general public.
Several hens had died at a chicken stall at Dasarahalli in Yelahanka in Bengaluru on December 25. Samples of these birds were then sent to the Bhopal NIHSD lab which has now confirmed the virus strain.
A team of officials immediately visited the chicken stall and also ordered shutting down of nearby chicken stalls as a precautionary measure.
Meanwhile, the area in the one km radius of the Dasarahalli Bhuvaneshwari Nagar has been declared an infected area while the area within the radius of one to 10 kms has been kept on alert.
BBMP Health officials have said that there was no need for panic as things were under control.
Precautionary measure : As a precautionary measure general public should not consume chicken which is not boiled at a temperature above 70 degree Celsius. Even half baked chicken or eggs should not be consumed.
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Two held for EV sales fraud in Karnataka
Bengaluru (PTI): Two men involved in the sale of electric vehicles in the city have been arrested for allegedly defrauding several people by offering two-wheelers at subsidised rates, claiming the benefit was under a central government scheme, police said on Saturday.
The accused have been identified as Hanumantha Bilkar and Rakesh, they said.
Police said an investigation was initiated after receiving two complaints against at the Peenya and Bagalagunte police stations last month.
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According to police, the accused convinced people to buy electric two-wheelers by claiming that they were available at subsidised rates under a central government scheme.
"However, no such scheme exists. The accused allegedly arranged loans in the names of the buyers and had the loan amounts credited to their companies, as per the complaints," a senior police officer said.
Police said the accused got loans sanctioned for nearly double the price of the vehicles and told buyers they only needed to pay the last three to four EMIs, while the 'companies' would pay the remaining instalments.
Initially, the 'companies' paid the EMIs but later stopped doing so, after which banks and finance firms began demanding payments from the buyers, they said.
The officer said the accused sourced parts of electric two-wheelers from Delhi, assembled them in Bengaluru and sold the vehicles through their showrooms.
He added that loans were taken in the names of several people and the investigation is ongoing.
"While vehicles were delivered to many buyers, the companies allegedly stopped paying the EMIs as promised. An investigation is underway to ascertain how many more people were cheated through this fake scheme," he added.
