After 44 years, sandalwood smuggler arrested
Mangaluru, July 26: Puttur police arrested an accused who was absconding for the last 44 years in a sandalwood smuggling case. The arrested accused was identified as Abbas.
It is said that Abbas was escaped from the police when his motorbike was stopped and checked at Bullerikatte Wood Check Post by head constable Gangoji Rao while smuggling 7 kg sandalwood on his bike on July 15, 1974. A case was registered at Puttur police station.
Head constable Parameshwar who collected information about the accused for the last four months, arrested the accused at Pannada Kunnilla near Changala village in Kasaragod district in Kerala on Wednesday. Abbas was released on bail on Thursday, according to police.
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Protest for new state held in Kalaburagi; leaders of organization detained by city police
Kalaburagi: Members of the Kalyana Karnataka Pratyeka Rajya Horata Samiti, who staged a protest in the city on Friday morning demanding a separate state, were taken into custody by the police.
The members of the committee, led by President MS Patil Naribola, protested at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Circle in the city. The office-bearers hoisted a red flag as a part of the protest and shouted a slogan stating their demand for a new state named ‘Kalyana Karnataka’.
The city police intervened and took into custody Naribola and Laxmikanth Sadhvi, among other leaders of the movement.
