Belthangady police arrest man with MDMA worth ₹5.54 lakh, seize car
Belthangady: The Belthangady police have arrested a man for allegedly storing MDMA for illegal sale and seized narcotics and a car together valued at over ₹11.5 lakh.
The arrested accused has been identified as Umar Shariff (42), a resident of Kotekar in Deralakatte, Mangaluru. He runs an FA Juice House at Madadka in Kuvettu village of Belthangady taluk, police said.
According to the police, on January 3 at around 5.45 pm, a team led by Belthangady Sub-Inspector Anand M was on routine patrol at Madadka Road in Kuvettu village when they noticed a Hyundai i20 car bearing registration number KA-19-MG-4669 parked suspiciously by the roadside. On checking the vehicle, the police found MDMA concealed inside empty cigarette packets.
The accused had allegedly stored the MDMA in small packets for the purpose of sale. The police seized 55.48 grams of MDMA valued at ₹5,54,800 and the i20 car valued at ₹6 lakh. The total value of the seized property is estimated at ₹11,54,800.
Police said this is the first case in which Belthangady police have detected MDMA narcotics. A case has been registered at the Belthangady police station and further investigation is underway.
The operation was carried out under the guidance of Belthangady subdivision DySP Rohini C K and led by Inspector Subbapur Math, with Sub-Inspector Anand M and his team, along with FSL and SOCO personnel, taking part in the raid.
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Ramzan fasts to begin in India from Thursday
New Delhi (PTI): Ramzan fasts will begin on Thursday in India as the crescent moon marking the start of the fasting month was sighted in various parts of the country on Wednesday.
After the sighting of the moon, the holy month begins and for the next 30 days, Muslims fast from dawn to dusk.
Shahi Imam of Chandni Chowk's Fatehpuri mosque Maulana Mufti Mukarram Ahmed announced that the crescent moon was sighted and the month of fasting will start from February 19.
Naib Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Syed Shaban Bukhari also declared that the moon was sighted.
During this month, a special prayer called Taraweeh are offered in mosques in the evening. In this prayer, the entire Quran is recited and it continues till the sighting of the Eid moon.
Mufti Mukarram has appealed to the Muslim community to "pray as much as possible for the well-being of the 140 crore people of the country".
