Mangaluru Police arrest auto driver for peddling MDMA, seize drugs worth ₹3.75 Lakh
Mangaluru: The Mangaluru City Crime Branch (CCB) police have arrested an autorickshaw driver for allegedly transporting and selling the banned drug MDMA in the city. The accused, identified as 32-year-old Muhammad Abdul Jalil from Kasaba Bengare, was arrested under the limits of the Bunder police station.
According to the police, they had received specific intelligence that MDMA was being transported from Bengaluru to Mangaluru through a parcel and was being sold to the public, including students, from an autorickshaw. Acting on the tip-off, the CCB team launched an operation on Tuesday, which led to the arrest of Abdul Jalil and the seizure of 75 grams of MDMA, valued at ₹3.75 lakh.
In addition to the drugs, the police also confiscated a mobile phone and the autorickshaw used for transportation, bringing the total value of the seized items to approximately ₹5 lakh.
A case has been registered at the Bandar police station, and further investigation is underway. The operation was conducted under the guidance of CCB unit ACP Manoj Kumar Naik, with a team led by Police Inspector Rafiq KM, SSI Sudeep MV, ASI Rama Poojary, and other police personnel.
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Tension in Koppal village over Ambedkar flag during fair; five arrested
Koppal: Tension prevailed in Halwarti village of Koppal taluk after a clash reportedly broke out between members of Dalit and upper-caste communities over the hoisting of an Ambedkar flag during the Beeralingeshwara fair.
According to police, a verbal argument between youths from the two communities escalated into a physical confrontation, leading to unrest in the village.
In a related development, it has been alleged that members of the upper-caste community entered the house of a Dalit youth, identified as Gavisiddappa Hosamani, damaged the door and vandalised the front portion of the house.
As a precautionary measure, additional police personnel have been deployed in the village to maintain law and order.
Police said a complaint has been registered at the Koppal Rural Police Station and five persons have been arrested in connection with the incident. Further investigation is under way.
