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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Woman accused dies by suicide, alleges harassment by investigating officer
Bengaluru, Nov 22: A 33 year-old woman who is an accused in a case died by suicide on Friday in Banashankari area here, police said.
According to a senior police officer, the woman was an accused in a case being investigated by CID.
In her purported suicide note, she alleged harassment by the investigating officer.
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She died by hanging.
A case of abetment to suicide has been registered in Banashankari police station and investigation has been taken up, he said.
