Ramakunja: Police seize logs of wood
Kadaba: The Kadaba police intercepted a pickup vehicle and recovered wooden logs that were being transported illegally near Ramakunja on Monday evening.
Based on specific information, ASI Koragappa, head constable Mohan, and constables carried out the operation near Ramakunja Panchayat office. When the cops asked the driver of the goods vehicle to stop during checking, the driver drove off the vehicle for a little distance. He then stopped the vehicle and fled the scene. When the vehicle was checked, it had about 38 logs of different species of wood.
The total value of the seized wood and pickup vehicle is around Rs 1.75 lakh. A case has been registered at Kadaba police station.
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Fire at mass marriage event attended by Dy CM Shivakumar, nobody affected
Raichur (Karnataka) (PTI): Fire broke out near the stage of the mass marriage event that was attended by Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar here, police said on Sunday.
Nobody was affected, and the fire was immediately put out, they said.
The fire was noticed shortly after Shivakumar and other dignitaries left the stage, and Forest Minister Eshwaran Khandre was speaking to the media at the venue in Sindhanur, officials said.
According to officials, wires, speakers, and cloth materials near the stage caught fire, allegedly due to a short circuit.
Police personnel present at the spot quickly swung into action and extinguished the fire.
The programme was halted for some time and resumed later, they said.
Several ministers, legislators and political leaders from the region, and actor Sudeep had attended the event.
