Mangaluru: Illegal sand storage den raided; trucks, earthmover seized
Mangaluru, Aug 20: The Mangaluru city police have raided an illegal sand storage den at Idya on the banks of the Phalguni River near Ulaibettu near here and confiscated 10 tipper trucks, a bulldozer and an earthmover.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Dhanya N Nayak told reporters here on Sunday that the raid was conducted based on a tip-off on illegal sand extraction on the Phalguni riverbank. Two of the trucks seized were laden with sand.
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Drivers of the earthmover, dozer, trucks and other workers engaged in sand extraction managed to flee from the spot. The value of seized items is estimated at Rs 1.25 crore.
The raid was conducted by the team led by ACP, along with Kankanady rural police and local panchayat officials.
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Man arrested in Belur for alleged dowry harassment, murder of wife
Belur: A 40-year-old man has been arrested in Rajanasiriyur village of Belur taluk on charges of dowry harassment and allegedly murdering his wife.
The accused, identified as Madhu, was married to 34-year-old Channamma for the past 15 years. According to police sources, the couple had frequent disputes in recent years, and family members had intervened on several occasions to resolve their differences.
Madhu is also accused of harassing Channamma for dowry despite her family having purchased an auto rickshaw for him earlier.
On February 18, Channamma was allegedly assaulted by her husband and sustained serious injuries. She was admitted to the district hospital and underwent treatment for nearly a week. However, she died on February 25 after failing to respond to medical care.
Following the incident, a case was registered at the Halebidu Police Station. Police officials visited the village, conducted an inspection and took Madhu into custody.
Further investigation is in progress.
