Social media adventure lands youth in soup
The Hindu
Instagram post shows him violating traffic rules
An attempt to show off on social media had unexpected consequences for a youngster when the police came knocking at his door on Wednesday. Reichel Sebastian, 19, was picked up from his home at Cherai by the Munambam police for posting a video on Instagram showing him riding a motorcycle without mask, helmet and even a shirt. He was arrested and then released on bail.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.