Mangaluru: The anti-rowdy squad of southern sub-division on Friday seized three tipper lorries in connection with illegal sand transporting near Padil Junction.
The illegal transportation was observed while checking the vehicles at the Padil Junction and Pumpwell National Highway in Kankanady town police station limits. The total value of the seized sand and vehicles is estimated to be around Rs 50 lakh.
These were handed over to deputy director of the Department of Mines and Geology for further action, police said.


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Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka High Court on Monday extended the interim relief given to Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh till March 9, in a case related to mimicking a character from the movie, 'Kantara Chapter-1', and allegedly mocking a deity.
The actor had approached the High Court seeking the quashing of the FIR against him for mimicking Rishab Shetty's role as 'Chavunda' deity in the movie.
While mimicking, Singh had called the deity a "ghost". The actor was asked to appear before the court in person on Monday.
Appearing on behalf of the actor, his counsel Sajjan Poovayya said Singh was stuck in London and was unable to reach Bengaluru due to the conflict in West Asia.
The complainant, who is a lawyer, alleged that his religious sentiments were hurt by calling the deity a ghost. On the directions of a local Court, the police registered a case against the actor.
The High Court on February 24 granted interim relief to the actor with directions to the police not to take any coercive steps against him.
