Udupi: The railway police arrested two persons of Rajasthan who were allegedly carrying over Rs 1.50 crore illegal cash by Netravati Express (No.16345), which runs from Mumbai to Ernakulam via Mangaluru, at Indrali station on Friday morning.

While the duo was travelling in an AC coach in the train, someone at Indrali station was waiting to get the cash.

The railway protection force has hired additional staff to curb the theft incidents that have increased in Netravati Express. As usual, the police team was performing its duty on Friday.

In the AC coach, the police asked two passengers to produce their tickets when the duo acted suspiciously. The inspection was intensified when the names on the ticket and the names of the accused were mismatched.

At this point, more than Rs. 1.5 crore cash was reportedly found in a bag. Now the interrogation of the accused has continued and IT officials have reached the spot. Besides, Udupi Tahsildar, Election Commissioner has also visited the venue.

The accused have stated that they had brought the money to purchase a land. It is also suspected that the money was brought to distribute during the elections in Byndoor.

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Mangaluru: RSS leader Dr. Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat has been granted bail by the Puttur Fifth Additional District and Sessions Court in a case related to alleged communal hate speech.

The case pertains to a complaint filed against Bhat for delivering a speech during a Deepotsava event that was allegedly communal, derogatory towards women, and capable of disturbing public order. The incident took place on October 22 at Uppalige in Puttur taluk during the Deepotsava and Gopuja programme, where Bhat was present.

Following the complaint filed by Eshwari Padmunja at the Puttur Rural Police Station, the police had issued a notice directing Bhat to appear for inquiry. Subsequently, Bhat filed an anticipatory bail petition before the court.

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During the hearing on October 27, the court issued an interim order restraining coercive action and adjourned the matter to October 29 for complete hearing. On October 29, the counsel representing complainant Eshwari Padmunja sought permission to argue under Sections 338 and 339 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). The court adjourned the matter several times post that.

On Wednesday, the court granted bail to Prabhakar Bhat.

Advocate Mahesh Kaje represented him in the proceedings.