Illegal sand mining: Kundapura police arrest 11, seize things worth Rs 3.5 lakh
Kundapura: Eleven men were reportedly arrested by Kundapura Police early Tuesday morning under charge of illegal sand mining near Kandloor Bridge across River Varahi, with the mined sand and things used in the crime.
Kundapura Police are learned to have arrested sand dock supervisor Ajmal and workers Ramashankar Rajbir (35), Ram Kumar (40), Govind Chaudhary (26), Shivamuni (32), Junna Rajbir (35), Sathyadev (30), Kamalesh Nisad (35), Santhosh Nisad (23), Om Prakash Rajbir (34) and Ramesh Rajbir (35).
The officers have confiscated four boats worth Rs 3 lakh and sand worth about Rs 4,500.
The police team is said to have conducted the raid on receiving information from reliable sources that the dock owner, Sunil Shetty, and Ajmal would get their workers to mine and transport sand violating the law applicable to the dock.
A case has been registered at the Kundapura Rural Police Station.
Further investigation is underway.
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SC refuses to entertain plea seeking guidelines for display of Ashoka Chakra
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea seeking a direction to the Centre and others to frame guidelines for the display of the Ashoka Chakra on the national flag.
A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi told the petitioner, who appeared in person, to do something constructive for society.
"There is no need to be so emotional about these things. Your idea is good. You have informed the authorities. Now it is for the authorities to see what they want to do," the CJI told the petitioner.
"You do some constructive work for society," the bench said.
The petitioner showed a picture of the Ashoka Chakra installed at a roundabout in Varanasi, but the bench refused to entertain the plea.
