CM Yediyurappa thanks Modi, Amit Shah, Sadananda Gowda for Oxygen, Remdesivir
Bengaluru, Apr 24: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers D V Sadananda Gowda for increasing the allocation of Remdesivir and oxygen to the State.
"I thank PM @narendramodi, Home Min @AmitShah & Union Min @DVSadanandGowda for increasing Karnataka's allocation of Remdesivir from 50,000 to 1,22,000 till Apr 30 & daily oxygen allocation from existing 300 MT to 800 MT as per my request. This will strengthen our fight against Covid19," the Chief Minister tweeted.
During the video conference on Friday, the Chief Minister had said the State spent 500 tonnes of oxygen whereas the Centre sent only 300 tonnes, which was insufficient.
Heeding to the request, the Centre increased the slot to 800.
The State has said it may require about 1,500 tonnes of oxygen in May.
Similarly, the State had demanded one lakh vials of Remdesivir, which the Centre increased to 1.22 lakh on Saturday.
The demand for Remdesivir and oxygen has gone up as the daily caseload in Karnataka touched close to 30,000 cases a day while 208 people lost their lives on Saturday.
I thank PM @narendramodi, Home Min @AmitShah & Union Min @DVSadanandGowda for increasing Karnataka's allocation of Remdesivir fm 50,000 to 1,22,000 till Apr 30 & daily oxygen allocation fm existing 300 MT to 800 MT as per my request. This will strengthen our fight against Covid19
— B.S. Yediyurappa (@BSYBJP) April 24, 2021
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Bengaluru: Four arrested for housebreaking, threats, extortion; fake PSI among accused
Bengaluru: Vidyaranyapura police have arrested four persons, including a man posing as a Police Sub-Inspector (PSI), for allegedly breaking into a house, threatening the occupants, and extorting money while wearing police uniforms.
The arrested accused have been identified as Mallikarjuna, Pramod, Vinay, and Hrithik.
Police said the accused had hatched a plan to pose as police personnel, conduct fake raids, and extort money from residents by intimidation.
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According to the police, Mallikarjuna had failed the PSI examination twice and later falsely projected himself as a PSI. He allegedly conducted photo shoots in his hometown, Siraguppa, wearing a police uniform, baton, cap, and shoes, claiming to be serving as a PSI in Bengaluru.
On December 7, the four accused allegedly went to the house of Naveen in the Vidyaranyapura limits, threatened him with a stick and an iron rod, and claimed they had information that he was selling ganja. Under the pretext of searching, they allegedly extorted ₹87,000 through bank transfer, ₹53,000 in cash kept in the house, and ₹2,000 from his wallet.
Following Naveen’s complaint, Vidyaranyapura police registered a case and launched an operation, leading to the arrest of all four accused. Police have seized ₹45,000 in cash and the car used to commit the crime.
Further investigation is underway.
