106 kg ganja seized in Puttur; two arrested
Puttur: Puttur Rural Police have arrested two persons and seized 106 kg of ganja that was being transported in two vehicles, police said.
The accused have been identified as Rafiq P. (37) and Abdul Sadiq (37), both residents of Charmadi village in Belthangady taluk.
Based on specific information about ganja being transported in a car and a goods vehicle, police conducted vehicle checks at Sajankadi in Paduvannuru village on the evening of January 19. During the inspection, police found ganja leaves, flowers and seeds weighing about 100 grams in a plastic cover inside the car driven by Rafiq.
On inspecting the goods vehicle driven by Sadiq, police recovered 73 bundles of ganja weighing a total of 106 kg and 60 grams. The total value of the seized contraband is estimated at ₹53.03 lakh, police said.
During questioning, the accused allegedly admitted that the ganja was being transported for sale in Kerala, Mangaluru and other parts of Dakshina Kannada district. Police seized both vehicles used for transportation and two mobile phones from the accused.
A case has been registered at Puttur Rural Police Station under Sections 8(c) (prohibits the production) and 20(b)(ii)(C) (commercial quantity) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. Further investigation is under way.
The operation was carried out by a team led by Police Sub-Inspector Gunapala J., along with staff members Harish, Harshit, Prashanth, Adrama, Prashanth Rai, Praveen Rai, Bhavit Rai, Nagaraj, Satish, Ramesh, Subramani and Vinod.
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'Contempt of court': SC irked by Maneka Gandhi's criticism of its order in stray dog case
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed displeasure over former Union minister Maneka Gandhi's remarks criticising apex court orders in the stray dog issue, stating that she has committed contempt of court.
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N V Anjaria said the former minister has made "all kinds of comments" against everyone without even thinking.
Questioning senior advocate Raju Ramachandran who appeared for Gandhi, the bench said, "You said the court should be circumspect in its remark but have you asked your client what kind of remarks she has made? Have you heard her podcast? She has made all kinds of remarks against everybody without even thinking. Have you seen her body language?"
The bench said it was not initiating contempt proceedings against the former Union minister because of the court's magnanimity.
Justice Mehta asked Ramachandran what budgetary allocation has Maneka Gandhi, as a former Union minister, helped in getting to eradicate the stray dog problem.
Ramachandran replied that he has appeared even on behalf of terrorist Ajmal Kasab and budgetary allocation is a policy matter.
"Ajmal Kasab did not commit contempt of court but your client has," Justice Nath remarked.
The bench said its remark on making dog feeders accountable was not made sarcastically but on a serious note, although during a dialogue while hearing the matter.
The hearing in the case is still underway.
On January 13, the top court had said it will ask states to pay a "heavy compensation" for dog bite incidents and hold dog feeders accountable for such cases.
The court also flagged concerns over the non-implementation of norms on stray animals for the last five years.
