Karnataka appoints senior IPS officer to coordinate with Centre to bring back Kannadigas from Afghan
Bengaluru, Aug 18: The Karnataka government on Wednesday appointed a senior IPS Officer as nodal officer to coordinate with the Central government to bring back Kannadigas from Afghanistan.
"As there is a conflict situation in Afghanistan, to bring back Indians stranded there, the central government has already started a helpline. To coordinate with the central government and bring back Kannadigas safely from there, Umesh Kumar, IPS, Additional Director General of Police CID, Bengaluru, has been appointed as nodal officer," an official notification said.
India on Tuesday had brought back home the Indian ambassador and its staff at the embassy in Kabul in a heavy-lift military transport aircraft in view of the deteriorating security situation in the Afghan capital, two days after its take over by the Taliban.
Earlier in the day, state Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said there are 339 Afghans in Karnataka. Out of them 192 are students, and the Basavaraj Bommai administration will talk to the Centre on renewing their visas and will provide them "protection", he added.
ಅಫ್ಗಾನಿಸ್ತಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಘರ್ಷಭರಿತ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಇದ್ದು, ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಲುಕಿರುವ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರನ್ನು ಸುರಕ್ಷಿತವಾಗಿ ಕರೆತರುವ ಸಲುವಾಗಿ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸರ್ಕಾರದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಮನ್ವಯ ಮಾಡಲು ಸಿಐಡಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚುವರಿ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಮಹಾನಿರ್ದೇಶಕರಾದ ಶ್ರೀ ಉಮೇಶ್ ಕುಮಾರ್ ಅವರನ್ನು ನೋಡಲ್ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಯಾಗಿ ನೇಮಿಸಿ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಆದೇಶ ಹೊರಡಿಸಿದೆ.@CMofKarnataka pic.twitter.com/8kWOIkjE9x
— Basavaraj S Bommai (@BSBommai) August 18, 2021
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Mangaluru: Police open fire on accused in Kotekar Cooperative Society robbery case
Ullal: The Mangaluru City Crime Branch police opened fire on an accused in the Kotekar Cooperative Society robbery case on Tuesday near Katungara Gudde in Talapady.
The accused, identified as Kannan Mani, a resident of Chembur Tilak Nagar in Mumbai, was in police custody when the incident occurred. According to officials, he attempted to escape while being taken to the crime scene as part of the investigation.
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The firing took place near the Karnataka-Kerala border under the jurisdiction of Ullal police station. Further details on the accused's condition and the ongoing investigation are awaited.
