No decline in road accident deaths during lockdown in Karnataka
Know how many people died in road accident in state during COVID lockdown
Bengaluru: In what has come as a surprise, the number of fatalities in road accidents in the state during the lockdown period has not come down. The state has reported 812 deaths in road accidents during the lockdown.
The information shared by the State’s Traffic Police has asserted that 812 people have lost their lives in road accidents ever since nationwide lockdown was announced in late March this year.
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According to the details, 281 inter-state travelers died in road accidents during the period while 241 people making inter-district travel in the state died in road accidents. 290 others reportedly died in city, town, and village-based road accidents.
Apart from the fatalities, the state has also witnessed 3691 people sustaining injuries in road accidents during the lockdown.
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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.
