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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Chair hurled at Union Minister of State V. Somanna during public event in Koppal
Koppal: Tension prevailed for a brief period at Hitnal village in Koppal taluk on Monday after a chair was allegedly hurled at Union Minister of State for Railways and Jal Shakti, V. Somanna, during a public function.
The incident occurred when Somanna was attending the foundation stone–laying ceremony for a railway flyover near Hitnal village.
According to reports, a group of Congress workers expressed anger over the alleged exclusion of Koppal MP K. Rajashekar Basavaraj Hitnal and District In-charge Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi from the invitation list for the program. During the incident, a chair was reportedly thrown, but the Minister was unharmed as his security personnel intervened in time.
Following the incident, chaos ensued at the venue for some time, with protesters allegedly throwing chairs and staging a demonstration in front of Somanna’s vehicle, accusing the organisers of violating protocol.
The railway flyover project, being taken up for Rs 27 crore, connects the Hitnal–Munirabad–Ginigera stretch.
Reacting to the incident, Somanna said the project was fully funded by the Central government and denied any breach of protocol. “There was no violation of etiquette related to the programme. The disturbance was created intentionally,” he said.
