Mangaluru: 1725 Kgs of illegally stored explosive found, accused Anand Gatti arrested
Mangaluru: In an incident reported from the Mangaluru City Police jurisdiction, about 1725KGs of dangerous explosives were recovered stored in a room of Gandhi sons in Bunder locality in the city. The accused was arrested by police.
The accused has been identified as Anand Gatti, a resident of Mudipu in Bantwal Taluk of Dakshina Kannada.
400 KG Sulphur Powder, 350 KG Potassium Nitrate, 50 KG Barium nitrate, 395 KG Potassium Chloride, 260 KG various kind of Aluminum powder, 30 KG lead bullets, 240 KG Charcoal, 140 shotguns including 100 Air rails were seized by the police while arresting the accused.
The total value of the items seized is estimated to be 1.11 lacs rupees.
The local police led by DCP Law and Order Hariram Shankar raided the room based on a tip-off and made the recovery.
According to the reports, the accused Anand Gatti runs a gun shop in Bunder but his gun shop permit had nothing to do with the explosives found at the storage. Storage of explosives was illegal in the room and was a residential area.
Anand was produced before the court and was sent to 10-day custody. Police in a statement has said that they will investigate the matter closely and about the accused history and connections.
Speaking at a press conference, Mangaluru Police Commissioner Shashi Kumar said due to Naxal presence in Mangaluru, Udupi, and Chikkamagaluru region, the seizure of explosives in huge quantities is worrying and a challenge for internal security. He said there are chances of miscreants misusing these explosives and can be a threat to the law and order of the region.
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
