Mangaluru: Seven arrested for illegally transporting gold worth Rs. 4 crore on train
Mangaluru: Sleuths of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence have arrested seven persons in connection with illegally transporting gold in a train.
Syed Muhammad and Ashoka KS were transporting gold from Calicut to Mangaluru by train. Based on specific information, the officials conducted a raid on them in Mangaluru railway station had seized about 5.6 kg of gold from them.
The officers, who were chasing smuggling, carried out raids at Mangaluru, Udupi and Shivamogga and also on Calicut jewelers who transported the gold. Gold worth Rs. 4 crore, silver and Rs 84 lakh cash has been seized in the operation. Seven persons, including smuggling mastermind Naveen Chandra Kamath, have been arrested. About 40 officers were involved in the operation, police said
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Mangaluru: Bajpe police arrests young man for alleged derogatory posts against police
Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
