<div align="justify">Two autorickshaw drivers have been arrested for dropping a cockroach in the food served at Indira Canteen to seek "publicity".<br /><br />Hemanth and Devaraj, along with two others, went to have food at Indira Canteen in Kamakshipalya on Friday and created a ruckus when they found a cockroach in their meal, the police said.<br /><br />They then threatened people serving food, besides urging others not to eat.<br /><br />The police said CCTV cameras installed inside the canteen showed Hemanth bringing the cockroach with him and putting it in the food.<br /><br />Devaraj knew this but supported Hemanth's claim, the police said.<br /><br />The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), which is executing the programme in the city, handed over the video footage to the police and lodged a complaint against Hemanth and his friends.<br /><br />"We have arrested Hemanth and Devaraj. They are autorickshaw drivers from Kamakshipalya. During interrogation they revealed that they did it to seek publicity," a police officer said.<br /><br />The officer clarified that they were not affiliated with any political party.<br /><br />The state government launched Indira Canteens on August 15, offering food at subsidised rates. Breakfast and meals are served at Rs 5 and Rs 10, respectively.<br /><br />At present, the scheme is being implemented in Bengaluru municipal limits.<br /><br />Based on its success, Indira Canteens will be set up in all district and taluk headquarters from January 1.</div>
<div align="justify">Two autorickshaw drivers have been arrested for dropping a cockroach in the food served at Indira Canteen to seek "publicity".<br /><br />Hemanth and Devaraj, along with two others, went to have food at Indira Canteen in Kamakshipalya on Friday and created a ruckus when they found a cockroach in their meal, the police said.<br /><br />They then threatened people serving food, besides urging others not to eat.<br /><br />The police said CCTV cameras installed inside the canteen showed Hemanth bringing the cockroach with him and putting it in the food.<br /><br />Devaraj knew this but supported Hemanth's claim, the police said.<br /><br />The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), which is executing the programme in the city, handed over the video footage to the police and lodged a complaint against Hemanth and his friends.<br /><br />"We have arrested Hemanth and Devaraj. They are autorickshaw drivers from Kamakshipalya. During interrogation they revealed that they did it to seek publicity," a police officer said.<br /><br />The officer clarified that they were not affiliated with any political party.<br /><br />The state government launched Indira Canteens on August 15, offering food at subsidised rates. Breakfast and meals are served at Rs 5 and Rs 10, respectively.<br /><br />At present, the scheme is being implemented in Bengaluru municipal limits.<br /><br />Based on its success, Indira Canteens will be set up in all district and taluk headquarters from January 1.</div>