Udupi: The body of the former Congress leader Oscar Fernandez was taken from Mangaluru to Udupi around 9.30 am on Tuesday.
Minister Kota Shrinivas Poojary, District Commissioner Kurma Rao visited and paid final respects to the mortal remains of the Congress leader at Udupi’s Shoka Maatha Church.
Later, under the leadership of Udupi Bishop Rev. Jerald Isaac Lobo, the funeral mass prayer was conducted. During the ceremony, strict security arrangement was made in the Church premises by the police.
Blossom Fernandez, Former Minister Pramod Madhwaraj. Vinay Kumar Sorake, MLA U. T. Khader, Vidhana Parishad Member Prathap Chandra Shetty, Former MLA J. R. Lobo, Ivan D’Souza, M. A. Gafoor, and others were present.
Afterward, the body of the Congress Leader was taken to the Udupi Congress Bhawan to allow public visitation.
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Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
