Mullarapatna: Police raid on illegal sand mining area
9 tippers, 2 boats, Hitachi recovered
Bantwala, November 4: A police team led by ASP raided illegal sand mining quarry at Mullarapatna on Sunday and recovered vehicles and other valuables worth lakhs.
Acting on a tip-off that illegal sand mining was going on in Phalguni river bed at Badagabellur under Bantwala rural police station, the team conducted the raid. But those who have involved in the illegal mining escaped during the raid.
The police seized two country-made boats, one hitachi vehicle and nine tipper lorries worth Rs 58 lakh and sand. All seized materials were handed over to Mines and Geology department for further action.
Bantwala ASP Sonavane Rishikesh Bhagwan, CPI TD Nagaraj, SI Prasanna, ASI Vishwanath Rai, staff HC Suresh, Jayaram, Janardhan, Subramanya, Kumar Angadi, Punith, Manoj and others participated in the raid.
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Minor boy strangled to death for ransom in UP's Sultanpur
Sultanpur (PTI): A debt-ridden neighbour allegedly kidnapped and murdered an 11-year-old boy boy at Sultanpur, police said on Wednesday.
The accused, Asif alias Sonu, demanded a ransom of Rs 5,00,000 for releasing Osama alias Sahil to repay his debts, Kotwali police station SHO Naradmuni Singh said.
"The incident took place in the Gandhinagar locality of Sultanpur. The victim's father, Mohd Shakeel, said his son went missing on Monday night after he left to attend a wedding procession. Despite searches, there was no trace of the child," the SHO said.
On Wednesday morning, Osama's body with strangulation marks was found at the residence of the accused whom the police arrested, he said.
Asif, who lives in the same neighbourhood as the victim, exploited the trust built between the two families to carry out the crime, the officer said.
The killing of the minor boy has triggered outrage in the area with the residents demanding stringent punishment for the accused.
The victim's family has called for death penalty for Asif.
