32 held in drive against gutkha in Kallakurichi
The Hindu
The Kallakurichi district police arrested 32 persons and recovered 40 kg of gutkha and banned tobacco products from their possession in a special drive held against gutkha. According to a press releas
The Kallakurichi district police arrested 32 persons and recovered 40 kg of gutkha and banned tobacco products from their possession in a special drive held against gutkha. According to a press release, following directions from the Superintendent of Police Ziaul Haque, special teams conducted surprise raids in Chinna Salem, Sankarapuram and Kallakurichi and arrested 32 persons.
Police said that the special raids were conducted from December 7 to 9. The police in association with Revenue Department officials also sealed shops of 14 persons for selling banned tobacco products. The accused were produced before a local court and remanded to custody.
Around 440 MBBS graduates of 2021 are not required to undergo one year of compulsory rural service as per the bond signed by them while joining the medical course through government-quota seats in 2015 as the High Court of Karnataka has said the law, enacted in 2012 for mandatory rural service, remained unenforced for 10 years as it was published in the official gazette only in July 2022.