Over 12,000 fake N95 masks seized from Bengaluru warehouse
Bengaluru: Over 12,000 fake N95 face masks were seized from a warehouse here by the Central Crime Branch, police said on Tuesday.
The filtering masks have been in demand since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, which has claimed 32 lives and affected 1,251 people in the country.
"So far, the accused has sold 70,000 masks at a cost of Rs 1.05 crore," police said in a statement.
The warehouse in Kalyan Nagar was raided on Monday night and 12,300 fake N95 masks worth Rs 20 lakh were seized, it said.
There is a shortage of these masks in the market. Complaints have also been received by authorities that masks are being sold at exorbitant prices.
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Karnataka: Mobile Passport Seva van to operate in Kodagu from Apr 8 to 10
Bengaluru (PTI): A Mobile Passport Seva van will operate in Madikeri town of Kodagu district from April 8 to 10, offering on-the-spot passport services to applicants.
The van will operate at Gandhi Bhavana in Madikeri town under an initiative launched by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to take passport services to people in underserved areas by facilitating document verification and biometric data collection closer to their homes, the Regional Passport Office, Bengaluru, said in a statement.
Applicants may book appointments online at the Passport Seva portal under the normal scheme. After payment, they should select the 'mobile van' option while scheduling the appointment, it said.
