Four men held with banned MDMA in Mangaluru
Mangaluru (PTI): In its bid to make Mangaluru free of drugs, the City Crime Branch (CCB) police have arrested four people and recovered 200 grams of MDMA in two operations in the city, police said on Wednesday.
Three people were arrested from Falnir area in the city for selling MDMA, a synthetic drug, brought from Bengaluru in a raid conducted by a CCB team led by ACP P A Hegde.
MDMA is banned under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
Acting on a tip-off, police arrested A N Mohammad Hanif (47), Syed Faujan (30) and Sirajuddin Abubakar (35), all hailing from neighbouring Kasaragod district in Kerala, they said.
Police seized 100 gm MDMA worth Rs 5 lakh, Rs 4,000 in cash, three mobile phones, digital weighing scale along with the car used by the accused. The combined value of the confiscated assets is estimated to be Rs 10.94 lakh. A case has been registered at the Mangaluru North police station.
In another case, CCB police arrested one person from Alape village near Mangaluru Junction railway station for selling MDMA. The accused has been identified as V K Ibrahim Arshad, also from Kasaragod in Kerala.
Police seized 100 gm MDMA worth Rs 5 lakh, Rs 1,000 in cash, a mobile phone and a digital weight scale from his possession. The total value of the seized assets is estimated at Rs 5.11 lakh. A case in this connection has been registered at Kankanady police station, officials said.
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M.A. Maula elected as new President of Udupi District Muslim Okkuta
Udupi: Popular businessman Muhammad Maula has been elected as the new president of the Udupi District Muslim Okkuta for the next two years. The decision was made during the 2025-26 general meeting held at the UBMC hall in Udupi.
M.A. Maula, known for his various social, educational and community activities, has previously served as the general secretary of the Okkuta twice and as the vice-president once.
Additionally, Yaseen Malpe, Idris Hoode, Iqbal Katapady, Rafiq Gangolli and Maulana Zamir Ahmed Rashadi Kandlur were elected as district committee members at the central level.
Taufiq Abdullah Navunda, Dr. Abdul Azeez Manipal, Abdurrahman Kannangar and Khalid Manipura were appointed as representatives of various organizations.
Abdul Aziz Udyawara, Yaseen Bengre, Syed Farid, Iqbal Manna, Shabbir Malpe, Irshad Nejar, V.S. Umar and Adil Hoode were elected as district committee members from Udupi taluk.
From Kundapura, Riyaz Kodi, Dastagir Kandloor, Shaban Hanglur, Mushtaq Hennabailu, and Hanif Gulwadi were elected.
Shabhi Ahmed Qazi, Nasir Ahmed Sharfuddin, Anwar Ali, Muhammad Azam Sheikh, and Muhammad Iqbal from Kaup taluk; Muhammad Ghouse, Ashfaq Ahmed, Nasir Sheikh, Muhammad Sharif Banglegudde, and Muhammad Sharif Renjala from Karkala taluk; Tajuddin Ibrahim, Ibrahim Kota, Asif Baikady, Aslam Haikadi, and Haroon Rashid Sastana from Brahmavar; and Shams Tabrez, Sheikh Fayyaz Ali, Amin Golihole, and Aftab Kiri Manjeshwara from Byndoor taluk, along with Tufail Shahabuddin, were elected.
In the subsequent district committee meeting, Ismail Hussain Katapady, Mustafa Saadi Mulur, T. M. Zafrullah Hoode, Khatib Rashid Malpe, Buaji Muhsin Byndoor, Sheikh Abdullatif Madani, Raihan Trasi, Abu Muhammad Mujawar Kundapur, Peer Saheb Adi Udupi, and B. Muhyuddin Katapady were co-opted as members of the district committee.
Maulana Abdur Raqib Nadvi, the General Secretary of Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem, Bhatkal, oversaw the election process.
The general assembly commenced with the recitation of the Quran by Maulana Zamir Ahmed Rashadi, the vice-president of Udupi district Muslim Okkuta. General Secretary Muhammad Idris Hoode delivered the introductory remarks, followed by Secretary Ismail Hussain, who presented the biennial report. Treasurer Syed Farid then presented the biennial accounts to the assembly. The session concluded with the presidential address delivered by Muhammad Yasin Malpe.
