Karnataka’s Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwara on February 7 stated that no narcotic substances were found during a recent raid on a phenyl factory in Mysuru’s Hebbal industrial area. The raid was conducted by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and city police. Dr. Parameshwara said, “Some chemicals were found during the raid, in which the city police also participated, but no narcotic substance was detected. When this is the case, I do not know why the NCB claimed that narcotics were found during the raid.” He added that after the NCB's statement, he called the Mysuru Police Commissioner, who denied the discovery of any narcotics. “In its affidavit, there is no mention of the detection of any narcotic substances,” the Minister clarified. According to him, narcotics were found in raids in Gujarat, not Mysuru. When asked about possible political motives behind the NCB's claim, Dr. Parameshwara replied, “I do not know. I see no reason for the NCB to issue such a press release and make this claim.” He also instructed state police to check all chemical factories in Karnataka, verify their production processes, and review raw material registers. “All NoCs must be verified periodically. The police are on the job. We have sufficient funds and manpower to carry out this exercise,” he said. On the need for more police stations, the Minister highlighted that expanding city limits of Bengaluru and Mysuru require more police personnel and stations. He said a proposal has been submitted to the Chief Minister and announcements are expected in the upcoming budget. This may include new women’s and traffic police stations. Earlier on the same day, Dr. Parameshwara inaugurated the Siddharthanagar Traffic Police Station in Mysuru along with MLAs Tanveer Sait and T.S. Srivatsa, Police Commissioner Seema Latkar, and KPCC spokesperson H.A. Venkatesh.