Mysuru, April 20 -- Menace of drug addiction, reckless riding, thefts and public nuisance bothers Belavatta residents

A slew of complaints poured in during the Police-Public interaction meeting held at Belavatta, near the Metagalli Outer Ring Road (ORR) junction on Wednesday.

The meeting was organised by the Metagalli Police Station under the Vijayanagar Sub-Division and chaired by City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar.

Copper thefts and wheelies

Residents raised serious concerns about the rising menace of drug addicts, increasing road accidents, theft of copper vessels from old houses and rampant wheeling by unruly youths.

Villagers alleged that the area near Varuna Canal has become a hub for drug addicts. They also noted an alarmin...