Karnataka: BEd aspirants duped by middleman in admission scam
Bengaluru: Hundreds of BEd aspirants, many of whom are currently working as teachers in private schools across Karnataka, have alleged they were duped by a middleman who promised them admission to a BEd course.
The victims recently staged a protest in front of Vishnu Vocational Studies in Bengaluru’s Chamarajpet, demanding a refund from the institute’s chairman, Ravi Batlahalli, as reported by Deccan Herald on Thursday.
According to the candidates, Batlahalli had assured them of securing BEd seats at a college named GKM. However, they were left in the dark when Bangalore University (BU) began conducting exams for the course, and there was no intimation for them.
“Each of us has paid Rs 35,000 for the course. First, he said we would be allotted management quota seats. But now we have found out that we have been cheated, as the exams were going on,” DH quoted one of the candidates as saying.
An FIR has been registered by the students at the Chamarajpet police station against Batlahalli and another individual identified as Kamal Nadig.
In response to the growing number of such fraudulent cases, Bangalore University has recently mandated biometric attendance for both students and staff as a measure to curb fake admissions.
“Despite repeated warnings, students continue to fall into the traps of agents,” DH quoted senior varsity official as saying. “They must realise that no college affiliated to the university will offer admission without regular attendance. We will verify the matter if we receive an official complaint from students,” the official added.
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NCB seizes over 39 kgs of Alprazolam in Telangana; three arrested
Hyderabad (PTI): A gang allegedly manufacturing and trafficking Alprazolam drug in bulk quantity illegally in Siddipet district of Telangana has been busted, NCB officials said on Sunday.
Three people, including a Chemist freelancer, have been arrested in this regard, they added.
As much as 39.470 kgs of Alprazolam worth around Rs 12 crore and Rs 85.36 lakhs in cash were seized on May 15, the Hyderabad Zonal Unit of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said in a release.
On the basis of specific information, NCB officials intercepted two four-wheelers and two persons when they were exchanging Alprazolam illegally without any valid license.
The search resulted in the recovery of 39.470 kgs of Alprazolam and Rs 85,36,200 in cash, found to be proceeds of Alprazolam sales, it said.
On the basis of a disclosure made by one of the accused about the supplier of the Alprazolam, NCB officials apprehended another person from Hyderabad.
On interrogation, it was revealed that the person who supplied the drug had studied MSc Chemistry. He is working as a chemist freelancer, and he disclosed that he manufactured the seized Alprazolam clandestinely in his laboratory at Prashantnagar here, the NCB said.
All three persons "confessed to their involvement in manufacturing and trafficking of Alprazolam illegally" and were arrested under the relevant sections of the NDPS Act 1985.
Preliminary investigation suggested that they transacted around 150 kgs of Alprazolam over the last five years.
All three accused were produced before the magistrate and sent to judicial custody. Further investigation is ongoing, the release added.
