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Bengaluru scientist, Air Force officer arrested; drugs worth Rs 230-cr seized

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October 5, 2016

Bengaluru, Oct 5: An Indian Air Force (IAF) officer and a Bengaluru-based scientist have been arrested after multi-state raids that have exposed an international ring dealing in drugs like Ecstasy. Around 220 kg of ready-to-use amphetamine worth Rs. 230 crore have been seized.

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The Air Force Wing Commander was caught in Nanded in Maharashtra yesterday, apparently on his way to Goa from Hyderabad. Over Rs. 7 lakh cash, five mobile phones and allegedly incriminating documents were found on him. He is believed to be one of the main suppliers in the network to make and deliver amphetamines, which are potent nervous system stimulants.

Posted in the Directorate of Information Technology in Delhi, the officer had reportedly been tracked for weeks both by the Narcotics Control Bureau and the Air Force intelligence wing. More officers are under surveillance, say sources.

Hyderabad, say officials, was the base where amphetamines - used in several party drugs - were manufactured at a leased factory. The drugs were allegedly trafficked mainly to countries like Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia.

Sources say Venkat Rama Rao, a research scientist, and his wife were key members of the syndicate. Mr Rao and the Air Force Wing Commander had been classmates and allegedly resumed contact when the officer was posted in Bengaluru.

The raids were carried out on Friday.

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Ahmed USA
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Wednesday, 5 Oct 2016

Very bad .this is isolated incident .I see many Muslims making silly comments and linking armed forces .one person by name suresh.speaks and questions the Integrity of our armed forces. If you get infected with virus ,do you kill yourself ? No right .you will take anti biotics so that infection is addressed .vande mataram...inshallah our Indian armed forces emerge victorious against evil designs of pak .love you Indian army

Satyameva jayate
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Wednesday, 5 Oct 2016

This is how terrorists enter our teritorry

ahmed
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Wednesday, 5 Oct 2016

inidan miltary force supplying drugs to pakistan

Rikaz
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Wednesday, 5 Oct 2016

They used air force property to do their illegal business....they should be punished very harshly....if it was not caught they would have killed a lot of innocent people....

Sadi
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Wednesday, 5 Oct 2016

Guess, Col Purohit was able to bring RDX from Army for Malegao & Samjotha express blast, obviously Air Force officer able to airlift any drugs to our country. Bhakts are quiet after reading the name.

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June 6,2020

Belagavi, Jun 6: Suspecting that cow meat was being transported to Goa, unidentified persons set goods vehicle on fire near Karle village in Belagavi taluk last night.

The Incident came to the fore on Saturday morning.

Usually, vehicles carrying vegetables, milk and other essentials being transported to Goa and other towns plying via Karle village near Belagavi.

Sources said that for the past few days vehicles carrying meat were stopped and were handed over to police by section of activists suspecting it to be cow meat.

Persons who set the vehicle on fire were yet to be identified. Jurisdictional Belagavi Rural police have rushed to the spot. More details were awaited.

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August 7,2020

Mangaluru, Aug 7: A woman suffered critical injuries after a speeding car knocked down her scooter and then ran over her at Kadri Kambla Junction in the city today.

The woman identified as Vanishri Bhat (22) a resident of Kedila from Puttur. 

A CCTV footage of the accident, which went viral on social media, shows the car hitting the scooter, pushing the woman on road for a couple of meters before climbing over her.

The car stopped when she was under it. A few people including a policeman lifted the car from the front and rescued the woman. 

She was immediately taken to a private hospital in Mangaluru City MLA U T Khader’s car which was passing through that way. 

She has suffered critical injuries on her head, ribs, hands and legs, sources said. She is reportedly responding to treatment. 

It may be recalled that in December last year a lorry-auto accident at the same spot claimed life of a 56-year-old teacher while the auto driver miraculously survived. Following the accident, speed breakers were installed at the junction.

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May 21,2020

Mangaluru, May 21: The coastal district of Dakshina Kannada today recorded six fresh covid-19 positive cases. With this the total cases reported in the district so far rose to 61.

It is learnt that all the six new covid-19 patients are those who had returned to Mangaluru from Dubai on May 18. 

Al the six patients are male. Among them two people aged 44 years and three others aged 35, 42, 60 are residents of Dakshina Kannada. Another one is 29-year-old from Kalaburagi. 

They were under institutional quarantine after their return. After their throat swab tests confirmed the disease, they were shifted to covid-19 hospital in the city.

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