<p>Heads of schools, colleges and hostels will be held liable if banned drugs are found on their premises, Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai warned on Wednesday. </p>.<p>Speaking to reporters after inspecting seized drugs, he said steps were being taken to check the sale of drugs in education hubs in Bengaluru, Mysuru, Manipal, Hubballi-Dharwad and Belagavi. </p>.<p>Expressing concern that drug peddlers are targeting foreign students in Bengaluru, he said students from Nigeria and other African nations were being "watched". </p>.<p>This year, 799 people, including 14 foreigners, were arrested for peddling drugs in 533 cases. In 2019, 1,260 suspects, including 38 foreigners, were arrested in 786 cases, he said. </p>.<p>Bommai announced a Rs 30-lakh health insurance cover for families of police officers dying of Covid-19. Cops can take Covid tests at Kidwai hospital and will be treated at MS Ramaiah Hospital. </p>
<p>Heads of schools, colleges and hostels will be held liable if banned drugs are found on their premises, Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai warned on Wednesday. </p>.<p>Speaking to reporters after inspecting seized drugs, he said steps were being taken to check the sale of drugs in education hubs in Bengaluru, Mysuru, Manipal, Hubballi-Dharwad and Belagavi. </p>.<p>Expressing concern that drug peddlers are targeting foreign students in Bengaluru, he said students from Nigeria and other African nations were being "watched". </p>.<p>This year, 799 people, including 14 foreigners, were arrested for peddling drugs in 533 cases. In 2019, 1,260 suspects, including 38 foreigners, were arrested in 786 cases, he said. </p>.<p>Bommai announced a Rs 30-lakh health insurance cover for families of police officers dying of Covid-19. Cops can take Covid tests at Kidwai hospital and will be treated at MS Ramaiah Hospital. </p>
