Illegal sand den raided: 8 Lorries, 20 men held
Kundapur: A team led by Kundapur Assistant Commissioner Bhubalan conducted raids on illegal sand dens near Seetanadi in Handadi grama panchayat limits today. Eight Lorries and 28 boats have been seized, and workers held.
"Based on specific information, the team conducted raids on as many as ten illegal sand mines belonging to Grama panchayat members Timmappa Shetty, Karunakar Shetty, Basava, Sadashiv, Sarvutham, Dinesh Salyan, Raviraj, Prasanna, Philips Dsouza, and Sunil Choda. During the raid, Sunil Choda's sand mining licence has been cancelled. Remaining nine dens were operational illegally," said the assistant commissioner.
Grama panchayat members Timmappa Shetty, Karunakar Shetty and other ten people have fled the scene.
Police have successfully arrested remaining 20 people and seized the assets.
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Udupi: Woman, bank employee arrested in property tax fraud case
Udupi: Udupi City Police have arrested two persons, including a woman, in connection with the alleged misappropriation of property tax funds belonging to the Udupi Municipal Council.
The accused have been identified as Shalini, who was working as a tax consultant outside the municipal office, and Ganesh, a bank employee.
According to police, Anand Suvarna had paid Rs 34,730 towards 12 years of property tax for his building in Kalmadi to Shalini on October 16, 2025. She reportedly issued him a receipt acknowledging the payment.
However, when Suvarna recently checked the status of the payment on the property tax portal, he found that the amount had not been credited and was still shown as pending. He then brought the matter to the notice of the Municipal Commissioner, who verified that the payment had not been recorded.
During questioning, Shalini allegedly admitted to the lapse. On February 16, 2026, she generated a new challan in Suvarna’s name and paid Rs 35,213 towards the dues.
Police said a case has been registered at the Udupi City Police Station against the accused for allegedly misappropriating tax money and defrauding the government by affixing the seal of Union Bank on the challan without remitting the amount initially received from the taxpayer.
Further investigation is under way.
