Mangaluru,March 30: Following closely behind the Karnataka assembly elections, police have doubled up their vigilance and stepped up checking at the border check-posts between Karnataka and Kerala states. Several checkpoints have been established, and vehicle checking has been intensified in Bantwal as well.

The Public Works Department (PWD) department in Bantwal has also inspected the check-posts in order to build sheds.On March 27, unaccounted cash worth Rs 1.5 lakhs was found at the Medu check-post, further highlighting the need for increased security measures.

The gram panchayat officers and PDOs have already removed banners in areas including BC Road. MLA Rajesh Naik vacated his MLA office on Wednesday, and the foundation-laying ceremony which was slated for the afternoon was cancelled.

Check posts have been installed at Farangipet, Kallugundi district border, Sampaje forest, Jalsooru police post, Narkodu state border, and Mandekolu check posts under Sullia taluk limits. CCTV cameras have been installed at all checkpoints, and senior police officers including DK SP have visited the area recently.

The police have also made Nakabandi (blockade) near the Karnataka-Kerala border area that falls under Ullal and Konaje police station limits. Check posts have been opened at seven spots, in addition to one commissionerate and one district checkpoint. The central checkpoint at Talapady toll gate, with all vehicles arriving from Kerala getting double-checked. Another check post has been opened at Devipura road.

A check-post has also been opened near Cheloor, bordering the Boliyaru village that falls under Konaje police station limits, belonging to the Mangaluru commissionerate. The Sullia taluk, which shares a border with Kerala, is under special monitoring to prevent any illegal activity.

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Nagpur (PTI): Police in Nagpur have seized MD drug valued at over Rs 53 lakh and arrested two men from Rajasthan in connection with the seizure, officials have said.

The action was taken on Tuesday after the MIDC police received inputs that two persons were planning to sell MD, commonly known as ecstasy, near Sangam Road, Wanadongri.

Two men, identified as Ramswaroop Bhairaram Bishnoi (24) and Hariram Jagdish Paliwal (31), both residents of Kalyanpur tehsil of Rajasthan’s Balotra district, were then arrested from the spot, police said.

The duo was carrying 533 grams of MD, valued at over Rs 53 lakh, an official said.

A case has been registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, he added.