38 Sri Lankan nationals staying illegally in Mangaluru arrested
Mangaluru, June 11: Thirty-eight Sri Lankan nationals have been arrested for illegally staying here for over a month now, police said.
The arrests were made by the City Crime Branch from private lodges and houses based on a tip-off from the Tamil Nadu police and intelligence agencies, the police said.
The illegal immigrants were said to have been trafficked into India with the promise of jobs in Canada, they said.
As per preliminary investigation, the Sri Lankan nationals were first brought to Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu by boat around March 17, and were supposed to travel to Canada by sea thereafter, they said.
However, due to strict vigilance during Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu at that time, the Lankans were shifted to Bengaluru and then to Mangaluru by road, the police said.
The Lankans were said to have paid up to Rs 10 lakh Sri Lankan rupees to the agent for facilitating their travel to Canada, they said.
The illegal migrants were living in Mangaluru claiming to be daily wage workers and fishermen from Tamil Nadu.
Six locals, who were helping them with food and stay in the city have also been arrested, the police said.
A case has been registered under various sections of IPC, Foreigners Act and Passport Act, and further investigation is on, they added.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
