Mangaluru: Notorious underworld gangster arrested
Mangaluru: Mangaluru City police have succeeded in arresting Asghar Ali, a notorious underworld gangster and accused of several cases.
Nawaz and Rasheed, who had assisted the accused by providing a fake passport, were also arrested at this time.
Asghar Ali, who was wanted in nine cases, including two murder cases; had fled to Dubai in 2007 using a fake passport.
Police got the specific information that he was hiding in Kerala's Uppala, after returning from abroad. A team comprising of Kankanady Station Inspector Jagdeesh and Police Sub Inspector Shyamasundar managed to arrest the underworld gangster.
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Bomb threat at Mangaluru RTO turns out to be hoax
Mangaluru (PTI): A search operation was carried out at the Regional Transport Office here on Monday after the office received a bomb threat email, which later turned out to be a hoax, police said.
The email was received on Sunday night but came to the notice of the authorities only on Monday afternoon, following which immediate precautionary measures were taken, they said.
According to police, the RTO office staff were evacuated as a safety measure, and the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad was pressed into service to conduct a meticulous search of the building.
Police personnel and the dog squad were also deployed at the spot.
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“The email claimed that bombs were kept in the RTO office. The Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad checked the premises thoroughly and no suspicious object was found. It was a hoax email,” a senior police officer said.
Officials said the authorities are treating the incident seriously and have launched an investigation to trace the source of the email.
“A case has been registered at the South police station in this regard and further investigation is underway,” he added.
