Belthangady police arrest man with MDMA worth ₹5.54 lakh, seize car
Belthangady: The Belthangady police have arrested a man for allegedly storing MDMA for illegal sale and seized narcotics and a car together valued at over ₹11.5 lakh.
The arrested accused has been identified as Umar Shariff (42), a resident of Kotekar in Deralakatte, Mangaluru. He runs an FA Juice House at Madadka in Kuvettu village of Belthangady taluk, police said.
According to the police, on January 3 at around 5.45 pm, a team led by Belthangady Sub-Inspector Anand M was on routine patrol at Madadka Road in Kuvettu village when they noticed a Hyundai i20 car bearing registration number KA-19-MG-4669 parked suspiciously by the roadside. On checking the vehicle, the police found MDMA concealed inside empty cigarette packets.
The accused had allegedly stored the MDMA in small packets for the purpose of sale. The police seized 55.48 grams of MDMA valued at ₹5,54,800 and the i20 car valued at ₹6 lakh. The total value of the seized property is estimated at ₹11,54,800.
Police said this is the first case in which Belthangady police have detected MDMA narcotics. A case has been registered at the Belthangady police station and further investigation is underway.
The operation was carried out under the guidance of Belthangady subdivision DySP Rohini C K and led by Inspector Subbapur Math, with Sub-Inspector Anand M and his team, along with FSL and SOCO personnel, taking part in the raid.
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Centre spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print media ads for RSS centenary, reveals RTI
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Culture allegedly spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print advertisements marking the 100-year celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), according to a Right to Information (RTI) reply.
The information was sought by RTI activist Ajay Basudev Bose, who filed an application seeking details on expenditure incurred by the ministry for advertisements commemorating the RSS centenary.
Bose shared a picture of the reply from the ministry on his official ‘X’ handle.
“It is informed that an amount of Rs 76,13,129 has been spent on advertisement given in various print media by the Ministry of Culture on the occasion of the completion of 100 years of RSS,” the government’s reply stated.
RTI reply shows Min of Culture Govt of India spent a Whopping Rs 76L,13K,129 on Advertisement in Print Media on occasion of 100 yrs of #RSS
— AJAY Basudev Bose (@AjayBos93388306) April 16, 2026
When Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??@RSSorg… pic.twitter.com/dW4IUtdNCg
Bose questioned the expenditure in the post X, “when Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??”
Reacting to the development, Karnataka’s IT-BT and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge also criticised the spending.
In a post on X, he asked why public money was being used for what he described as a “private ideological project.”
"Modi Sarkar spent Rs 76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS. Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to celebrate their centenary?," he added.
Why is public money being used to serve a private ideological project?
— Priyank Kharge / ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕ್ ಖರ್ಗೆ (@PriyankKharge) April 16, 2026
Modi Sarkar spent ₹76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS.
Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to… pic.twitter.com/EoZ6Pim3IM
According to reports, the RSS describes itself as a volunteer-based organisation and has stated that it functions as a body of individuals rather than a registered entity.
Founded by Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in 1925, the organisation is marking its centenary year beginning from Vijaydashami in 2025, with the milestone observed on October 2.
