Hubballi: Police arrest 12 men in major drug bust
Hubballi: In a crackdown on narcotics, the Old Hubli Police arrested 12 men on Wednesday night for their alleged involvement in the illegal sale of drugs. The arrests took place in a dilapidated building located at the P&T Quarters in Aravind Nagar.
The individuals arrested include Abhishek Chalawadi and Furkhan from Godake, Mahamad Ayaz from Ganeshpet, Ismail Kaladagi from Ishwar Nagar, and Jafar, Mahammad Sadhik, and Roshan Soyeb (also known as Babloo Kolar) from Anand Nagar. Also apprehended were Juber Pathan from Sadarasopada, Shanwaj Byahatti and Sohil Mulla from Ajmer Nagar, and Salim Sulthanpur and Kareem Fulthan from Mehboob Nagar in the city.
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Acting on a tip-off from local residents about suspicious activities in the abandoned structure, the police conducted a raid on the premises. During the operation, authorities seized 1.365 kg of ganja valued at ₹1 lakh, ₹2,000 in cash, three two-wheelers, and nine mobile phones.
A case has been registered at the Old Hubli Police Station, and further investigations are ongoing to uncover more details about the drug network.
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MUDA case: Karnataka HC adjourns hearing till Dec 10
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday adjourned till December 10 the hearing on the plea seeking transfer of the investigation into the MUDA site allotment scam to the CBI. The plea was filed by activist Snehamayi Krishna doubting the credibility of Lokayukta investigation into the matter.
The petitioner told PTI that he approached the HC saying he has no faith in the Lokayukta police and hence the case should be handed over to the CBI.
In the MUDA case, it is alleged that compensatory sites were allotted to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife in an upmarket area in Mysuru, which had higher property value as compared to the location of her land which had been "acquired" by the MUDA.
The MUDA had allotted plots to Parvathi under a 50:50 ratio scheme in lieu of 3.16 acres of her land, where it developed a residential layout.
Under the controversial scheme, MUDA allotted 50 per cent of developed land to the land losers in lieu of undeveloped land acquired from them for forming residential layouts. It is alleged that Parvathi had no legal title over this 3.16 acres of land at survey number 464 of Kasare village, Kasaba hobli of Mysuru taluk.
The Karnataka Lokayukta police and the Enforcement Directorate have launched an investigation into the 'scam'.
The CM has denied any wrongdoing in the alleged scam.
