Three interstate thieves held by Kalaburagi police; jewelry, cash worth Rs 3 crore seized
Kalaburagi: The city police have arrested three interstate thieves, who were allegedly involved in robbery of jewelry worth approximately Rs 3 crore from a jewelry store in Saraf Bazaar area, City Police Commissioner Dr. Sharanappa SD has said.
The senior officer told reporters at his office that the investigation team has also seized 2.865 kg gold and cash worth Rs 4.8 lakh from the arrested men.
The arrested men are identified as Ayodhya Prasad Chauhan (48), a resident of an area within the jurisdiction limits of Gopal Nagar Police Station in West Bengal, Farooq Ahmed Malik (40), a jeweler living within the jurisdiction limits of Dadpur Police Station in West Bengal, and Sohail Sheikh also called Badshah (30), who is a tailor from Mumbai, the Commissioner has said.
Malik had allegedly stolen jewelry worth approximately Rs 3 crore from a store in the city on July 11. The five police teams formed to investigate the incident held operations in West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Telangana successfully probed the case and found Malik, Dr. Sharanappa has said, adding that the police also arrested two other suspects in earlier robbery cases and seized the gold and cash the duo had stolen.
The investigation team included Chowk Police Inspector Raghavendra, Brahmapura Inspector Somalinga, police personnel Shivananda Walikar and Bande Nawaz, the senior officer said.
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Students for Streeties urge Karnataka to scale up ABC, ARV programmes
Bengaluru (PTI): Students for Streeties, a student-led organisation, on Saturday urged the Karnataka government to scale up scientific dog population management through ABC and ARV programmes across the state, instead of investing heavily in dog shelters.
The appeal was made at a press conference here attended by representatives of animal welfare organisations and student groups, including All Paws Community, Charlie’s Animal Rescue Centre (CARE) and Citizens for Animal Birth Control (ABC).
Actor Pooja Gandhi, through a video message, felicitated the Students for Streeties campaign and appealed to the Government of Karnataka to strictly implement the ABC programme.
Speakers said Bengaluru has remained free of human rabies due to strong systems such as a rabies helpline, ring vaccination and sustained ABC efforts. They stressed that community caregiving, coupled with robust ABC and Anti-Rabies Vaccination (ARV) programmes, is the most effective and humane way to address dog bites and rabies.
The panel referred to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s recent post on X reiterating the need to follow the ABC Rules, 2023, and avoid impounding dogs.
They appealed to the state government to file an affidavit in the court, committing to statewide ABC implementation and developing a model on the lines of Bengaluru’s programme.
They also said they would seek meetings with the chief minister and chief secretary, urging the government not to spend crores on shelters and instead tackle the issue at nearly one-tenth of the cost through proven ABC and ARV measures.
