Mangaluru: Red sanders worth Rs 2 crore seized, 5 held
Mangaluru, Jan 10: A total of 4,000 kg of red sanders worth Rs 2 crore has been seized and five people have been arrested in this connection, police said.
The seizure and the arrest were made by the police, in association with the personnel of the Anti-Rowdy Squad, on Thursday.
The operation was launched based on a tip-off, police sources said.
The wood was meant to be sent to a foreign country through the New Mangalore Port.
A case has been registered against the accused under sections 50, 62, and 80 of Karnataka Forest Act 1963 apart from sections 144 and 165 of Karnataka Forest Rules 1969, the sources said.
The police received information on Wednesday that unidentified people, who had rented out a godown, have illegally stored the wood there.
All the five accused namely Sheik Tabrez Kallapu, Rakesh Shetty Kavoor, Lohith Thokottu, Hussain Kunhimonu Kallapu, Farooq Kallapu were belong to areas within Mangaluru taluk, they said.
The team that conducted the operation also seized two cars, a goods carrier and seven mobile phones from the accused, the sources said.
Further investigations are on, they added.
We have busted an international syndicate trying to smuggle out red Sanders estimated more than 2 crore value..
— Harsha IPS CP Mangaluru City (@compolmlr) January 9, 2020
Allegedly they were trying to ship it out of country through NMPT.. case registered at panambur.. we are working out further details .. pic.twitter.com/21tcabzyNw
Good work done by panambur police team.. pic.twitter.com/egEMbtJ1yt
— Harsha IPS CP Mangaluru City (@compolmlr) January 9, 2020
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Three arrested for gangrape, blackmail of college student in Bengaluru
Ramanagara (Karnataka) (PTI): Three men have been arrested for allegedly gangraping a 19-year-old college student and blackmailing her using a video of the assault, police said on Thursday.
The incident occurred in October at the house of one of the accused in Magadi taluk of Bengaluru South district, they added.
Of the three accused, two are college students, while the third is an electrician by profession, police said.
According to police, the woman came into contact with the prime accused, also a college student, around six to seven months ago.
He befriended her, gained her confidence, and later entered into a relationship with her after promising marriage.
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On the pretext of the relationship, he allegedly established a physical relationship with her and secretly recorded the act on his mobile phone without her knowledge.
He later showed the video to his friends, who are co-accused in the case, a senior police officer said.
In October, the prime accused allegedly threatened and blackmailed the woman using the video clip of their intimate moments and forced her to comply with his demands.
He then allegedly sexually assaulted her along with the other two accused. The assault was also recorded, police said.
The video was later circulated on WhatsApp by one of the accused, they added.
Unable to bear the harassment, the victim informed her parents and approached the police.
Based on her complaint, a case was registered on December 17 at the Magadi police station under Sections 64 (rape), 70 (gangrape) and 71 (punishment for repeat offenders) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, police said.
Bengaluru South District Superintendent of Police Srinivas Gowda said all three accused were arrested.
"Two of them are students, and one is employed. All three were known to the victim and had been acquainted with her for more than a couple of months," he said.
