Thursday 28th, March 2024
canara news

More number of drug cases in Mangaluru than in Bengaluru

Published On : 10 Feb 2017   |  Reported By : Courtesy : The Hindu   |  Pic On: Photo credit : The Hindu


Bengaluru (The Hindu): Several drug trafficking cases booked in education hubs: Home Minister. Education hubs in Karnataka have an increasing number of drug trafficking cases, with the maximum number pertaining to sale of illegal drugs, in 2016. The number of cases registered in Mangaluru was 239, way higher than Bengaluru at 128.

Home Minister G. Parameshwara told the Legislative Council that several cases had been booked in educational hubs. “We will also intensify awareness in these areas,” he said.

According to data furnished in the House by the Home Minister on the number of cases registered division-wise and number of persons arrested in the last three months (from Nov. 2016 to January 2017), more cases were registered in Mangaluru city in comparison to Bengaluru.

While 67 cases were booked in Mangaluru and 79 people were arrested in the last three months, 49 cases have been registered in Bengaluru and 93 persons have been arrested, according to the data. In both Belagavi and Mysuru, three cases had been booked and five persons arrested in each of the places. In Udupi, 26 cases had been booked, the Minister said, adding that a special drive will be taken to tackle this menace.

The jurisdictional Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) will personally visit educational institutions and talk to students about the harmful effects of getting addicted to narcotics and psychotropic substances.

Online sales

With regard to online sale of narcotics, the Minister said the cybercrime division of the police force is tackling the issue. “We are also creating a database of past offenders in drug pedalling and keeping a close watch on them,” he said. The government has also been booking repeat offenders in drug pedalling under the stringent Goonda Act and steps are being taken to provide all local police units with a drug detection kits to sniff out drugs during raids, the Minister added.







More News

International Women’s day Celebration at Jeevandhara Trust, Kulshekar, Mangalore
International Women’s day Celebration at Jeevandhara Trust, Kulshekar, Mangalore
ANNUAL FEAST OF ST. FRANCIS XAVIER CHURCH, BEJAI
ANNUAL FEAST OF ST. FRANCIS XAVIER CHURCH, BEJAI
Sports Day Celebration - St Mary's PUC Falnir mangalore
Sports Day Celebration - St Mary's PUC Falnir mangalore

Write your Comments

Disclaimer: Please write your correct name and email address. Kindly do not post any personal, abusive, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, discriminatory or unlawful or similar comments. canaranews.com will not be responsible for any defamatory message posted under this article.

Please note that under 66A of the IT Act, sending offensive or menacing messages through electronic communication service and sending false messages to cheat, mislead or deceive people or to cause annoyance to them is punishable. It is obligatory on CANARANEWS to provide the IP address and other details of senders of such comments, to the authority concerned upon request.

Hence, sending offensive comments using canaranews will be purely at your own risk, and in no way will canaranews.com be held responsible.