'Operation Lotus' mars Karnataka Assembly sessions
Speaker directs SIT probe of audio leak case amidst BJP's protest
Bengaluru, Feb 11: As the “Operation Lotus” audio incident rocked both the Sessions on Monday, allegations and counter allegations of ruling and opposition party members and commotion marred the entire day session.
Raising the audio issue sue motto on Monday morning, Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar said that the conversation in the audio clip has breached the privilege of the speaker and the Assembly, which led to a prolonged debate on the issue.
Later in his ruling, the Speaker directed Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy to constitute a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the audio clip incident and submit an investigation report within 15 days to which the CM agreed and later ordered the SIT investigation into the matter.
BJP opposes SIT probe
However, the BJP members objected to the SIT investigation into the incident saying that the saffron party doesn’t have trust in any investigations done under the state government. BJP members Madhuswamy, Jagadeesh Shettar, Govinda Karajola suggested that apolitical committee be formed led by the speaker himself to investigate the matter.
Responding to the objections by the BJP members, the Speaker explained that this being a criminal case, FIR has to be filed and charge sheets have to be submitted and hence there is no provision for an enquiry being conducted either by the House Panel or Judicial probe.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
