Udupi, August 09: SIT officials have taken two persons from Padubidri into their custody in related to Gauri Lankesh murder case on Thursday morning, police sources said.

The arrested were identified as Sandesh Shetty Padebettu (28) and Yuvaraj Kanchinadka (30) who have identified themselves with the Hindu Jagarana Vedike. Acting on a tip-off, the SIT officials who came from Bengaluru, took them into their custody with the help of local police.

Sources also confirmed that the SIT officials have been taking them to Bengaluru for further interrogation. It is said that they have close contact with the accused who were already arrested in the case and based on this, they were arrested.

 

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Jammu (PTI): Police on Tuesday recovered an aeroplane-shaped balloon marked 'PIA' in Rajouri district, officials said.

A red and white aeroplane-shaped balloon bearing the text 'PIA' with Urdu was found in Sarhoti village under the Dharamsal Police Station, they said.

Locals alerted authorities after spotting the object.

Cops from Police Post Teryath reached the site, secured the balloon, and seized it, they added.

Earlier, on February 23, two balloons with a Pakistani Rs 5,000 currency note and a US dollar attached were recovered from Gunara village in the Akhnoor sector near Jammu.