Independence Day: Checking in railway station
Mangaluru, August 14: On the eve of Independence Day, the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS), sniffer dogs, railway protection force and staff checked the Mangaluru railway junction here on Tuesday between 11.50 am to 12.20 pm as part of the security arrangements.
Sniffer dogs squad manager Poornesh and Mangaluru Junction Railway Protection Force SI Sundaralingam inspected the station along with the staff. Checking was conducted at waiting hall, parking area, parcel section, luggage and the premises of the station. No dangerous materials were found during the inspection, the sources said.
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One held for illegal transportation of beef in goods vehicle in Karnataka's Mandya
Mandya (PTI): A driver was arrested for allegedly transporting beef and other cattle parts illegally in a goods vehicle in this district, police said on Monday.
The vehicle was intercepted and seized during a late-night operation near Paschimavahini in Srirangapatna taluk on Sunday, they said.
According to police, the vehicle, which was reportedly travelling from Hunsur to Ramanagara, was first stopped by members of a local Hindu organisation, who then alerted the police. The Srirangapatna Town Police reached the spot and took the vehicle into custody.
During inspection, police found beef and legs of cattle inside the goods carrier. The driver was detained on the spot, a senior police officer said.
Samples of the seized meat have been sent for forensic examination, he added.
A case under the relevant sections of the Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Preservation Act has been registered at the Srirangapatna Town Police Station, and an investigation is underway to trace the source and destination of the consignment, they said.
