Funeral of IAS officer who committed suicide, held after COVID report returns negative
Bengaluru: The funeral rites of IAS officer B M Vijay Shankar were conducted on Wednesday after the Corona test conducted on his body returned negative for the virus.
The former Deputy Commissioner of Bengaluru Urban District was found hanging at his residence in Jayanagar on Tuesday. His body was taken to Victoria Hospital for a post mortem, following which, a Corona test was also conducted. Since the latter test showed negative for Coronavirus, Vijay Shankar's body was handed over to his relatives.
His family members, colleagues, and friends visited Vijay Shankar's house on Wednesday to pay their respects. The last rites were conducted at the Chamarajpet crematorium in a religious manner on Wednesday evening, said sources.
The cause for the suicide of the officer, who was director of the Sakala Department, is unknown yet.
Top officials silent
Although a senior IAS officer has died, no senior police officer has visited his house. City Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao and Additional Commissioner S Murugan too have kept away from the scene of the death, said sources.
Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai has admitted that the cause for the extreme step taken by Vijay Shankar is not known. “The suicide has been registered as a death due to unnatural cause, but we will know more about the matter only after investigation,” he added.
Bommai, however, said that it would not be right to link Vijay Shankar's involvement in the IMA case to the suicide, as the case is not recent.
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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.
