Karnataka HC quashed GO to close Jan Aushadhi Kendras in govt hospitals, says BJP MP Tejasvi Surya
Bengaluru (PTI): BJP MP from Bengaluru South, Tejasvi Surya, on Wednesday said the Karnataka High Court has quashed the government order issued to close down Jan Aushadhi Kendras in government hospitals.
"My law office had challenged this order in court. Congratulations to young advocate Anirudh Kulkarni and his team, who led this fight," he said.
"The Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP), under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has helped the poor save over Rs 30,000 crore in medical expenses by providing affordable generic medicines through Jan Aushadhi Kendras in the 10 years," he said in a post on 'X'.
In August this year, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao had defended the state government's decision to discontinue Jan Aushadhi Kendras operating within government hospital premises, saying the move was intended to ensure the free and assured supply of essential medicines to patients and to reduce their out-of-pocket expenditure.
Rao's clarification came in response to concerns raised by Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda in a letter to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah regarding the closure of JAKs within government hospitals in Karnataka.
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Woman arrested for cheating, robbing wealthy men after luring them in Karnataka's Belagavi
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): Belagavi Police have arrested a woman who allegedly lured wealthy men and robbed them, officials said on Thursday.
The accused has been identified as Deepa Avatagi (33), a native of Mahalingpur in Bagalkot district. She claimed to be a fashion designer, they said.
Her associate, Shivanand Mathapati, a resident of Hukkeri taluk in Belagavi district, is currently absconding.
Police said Mathapati allegedly supplied information about affluent individuals to the accused.
According to investigators, Deepa befriended wealthy men through social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook. After establishing contact, she allegedly engaged them in obscene chats and later invited them to meet her at a lodge in Belagavi city.
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Once the victim arrived at the lodge, she would ask him to take a shower.
While the man was inside the bathroom, she would allegedly lock the door from outside and flee with his mobile phone, cash and car keys, Belagavi Police Commissioner Bhushan Gulabrao Borase said.
Police said some of the incidents were captured on the lodge's CCTV cameras. The accused would later call the victim from another phone number and allegedly demand money, threatening to lodge a police complaint if the victim refused to pay.
A case has been registered at the Tilakwadi Police Station in Belagavi. A police team led by Inspector Parashuram Poojari arrested the accused during the investigation.
Police have seized property worth approximately Rs 32.86 lakh from the accused. The seized items include cars, 11 mobile phones, a tablet, a dongle, three car keys and Rs 14,000 in cash, the senior police officer said.
Further investigation into the case is underway, and efforts are on to trace the absconding accomplice, police added.
"The recovered items will be returned to the rightful owners. Shivanand is still absconding and will be secured very soon. He was earlier arrested in Bengaluru by the Bengaluru Police. We are currently working out to find how many people have been targeted by them," the officer added.
