Last respects paid to Senior IPS officer Madhukar Shetty
Final rites to be performed at his hometown on Sunday
Bengaluru, Dec 29: Last respects were paid to IPS officer Madhukar Shetty, who died after suffering from severe lung infection in Hyderabad.
His dead body was brought from Hyderabad by a special flight at 1:15 pm at Devanahalli International Airport and later it was kept for paying last respects at Armed Police Training Center at Yelahanka on Saturday.
Home Minister MB Patil, DGP Neelamani Raju, senior police officers Kishore Chandra, MN Reddy, AM Prasad, City Police Commissioner T Sunil Kumar, ADGP Kamal Pant, Retired DGPs RK Datta, Shankar Bidari, other senior officials, relatives and civilians paid the final respects.
According to sources from Yelahanka, the body will be taken by road to the airport at around 8:15 pm and from there it will be airlifted to Mangaluru.
Colleague sings favorite song
A colleague of the IPS officer Madhukar Shetty paid his lasts respects by singing the late officer's favorite song.
Madhukar's colleague Pavan Kumar, with teary eyes, sang the late officer's favorite Hindi song while paying last respects in Hyderabad.
His service is unprecedented
I was shocked by the death of Madhukar Shetty
I wish his family immense strength and peace in life. It is not possible to get an efficient officer this way. The service he delivered in Chikkamagaluru was unprecedented.
-Annamalai, DCP, South Division of the City
I am shaken by the death of IPS officer Madhukar Shetty. Madhukar Shetty was known for his outspoken nature. Let the Lord grant peace to His soul and give his family strength to endure
-Neelamani Raju, Director General of Police
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Delhi elections: Items worth over Rs 21 crore seized within week of MCC coming into force
New Delhi (PTI): The office of the Delhi chief electoral officer (CEO) informed on Monday that in the run-up to the Assembly polls in the capital, cash and other items like liquor, worth more than Rs 21 crore, have been seized by various departments within a week of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) coming into effect.
The MCC was implemented on January 7, immediately after the announcement of the poll schedule. Voting for Delhi's 70 Assembly constituencies is scheduled to take place on February 5, with the results set to be declared on February 8.
The MCC is a set of guidelines issued by the Election Commission (EC) to ensure free and fair polls. It regulates the conduct of the political parties and candidates, covering areas such as meetings, processions, election manifestoes, polling and general behaviour during the electoral process.
According to data provided by the Delhi CEO's office, the highest value of seized items was reported in East Delhi, amounting to Rs 6.83 crore. South Delhi followed closely with Rs 6.81 crore, while the New Delhi area recorded the lowest seizures worth Rs 3.9 lakh.
In all, items worth Rs 21.89 crore have been confiscated across the capital. This includes Rs 9.8 crore in cash, precious metals worth Rs 6.1 crore, drugs worth Rs 5.05 crore, freebies worth more than Rs 47 lakh and liquor worth over Rs 45 lakh.
Earlier in the day, during an interaction with the media, Delhi Chief Electoral Officer Alice Vaz said preparations for the Assembly polls are progressing smoothly.
Training programmes for the polling personnel have begun and critical data related to nominations, permissions and enforcement activities are being monitored daily, she added.
The CEO emphasised the importance of mapping the vulnerable and critical polling stations to ensure smooth voting.
"We will follow all the instructions of the Election Commission of India for the mapping of the vulnerable polling stations," she said.
Police deployments and security arrangements for the elections are yet to be finalised, Vaz noted.
