Robbery by fake ED officers: UT Khader visits house in Vitla, assures of quick probe into case
Vitla: UT Khader, Karnataka Assembly Speaker and Mangaluru (Ullal) legislator, paid a visit to the residence of the beedi company owner in Bantwal taluk, following allegations of raid on the house and robbery by a group of miscreants, pretending to be Enforcement Directorate (ED), recently.
Khader visited the house, situated at Narsha of Bolanturu in Bantwal taluk, and met the businessman Sulaiman Haji on Wednesday morning. “The police officers are using hi-tech methods of investigation to hasten the probe into the case, but will require the support of the residents of the house and the neighbours to get vital information,” he told the house owner.
“There are 4 teams led by the Deputy Superintendent (DySP) investigating the matter, and collecting information from Kerala and other places. We are confident that the robbers will soon be held.”
Dakshina Kannada Superintendent of Police (SP) and DySP Vijay Prasad held a confidential meeting with Sulaiman and his son Iqbal on the incident.
Bantwal Jamiatul Falah President Rashid Vitla, Vitla Police Inspector HE Nagaraj and Sub-inspector Vidya were among the other present on the occasion.
On Friday night, a group of six men arrived at the house of Sulaiman, who owns the ‘Singari Beedis’ company for several years, unexpectedly. Convincing the residents that they were officers of the ED, the men conducted a mock raid on Sulaiman’s house and looted the beedi company owner of a huge amount of money. The mobile phones of the residents, which were also taken away by the men, were found on a rack on the ground floor of the house, on Tuesday.
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
