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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Belagavi youth’s murder case projected as road accident, cracked in Uttara Kannada; Three arrested
Karwar: Uttara Kannada police have cracked a murder case in which a Belagavi youth was killed and his body burnt inside a car to make it appear like a road accident.
Addressing a press meet in the city, Superintendent of Police Deepan M.N. said three accused from Old Hubballi have been arrested in connection with the case. The crime was a pre-planned act driven by personal enmity, he said.
The case came to light on April 8 morning when a car (KA-04/MJ-8996) was found completely burnt in a roadside ditch near Talekumbri bus stand in Yellapur. Only charred human remains were found inside the vehicle. Initially, it was suspected to be an accident caused by overspeeding, and a case was registered at Yellapur police station based on a complaint filed by the deceased’s father, Jagannath Dhapale.
However, the father later expressed suspicion that his son’s death was not accidental, prompting a detailed investigation.
Taking the matter seriously, two special teams were formed under the leadership of Yellapur Inspector Ramesh Hanapur. On analysing technical evidence and CCTV footage, police found that it was a planned murder.
The accused have been identified as Abdul Raheem Basheer Ahmed Mujawar (32), Maulasab Bavahan Wada (36) and Dadapeer alias Aftab Mehboob Saab Balasangi (22), all chicken traders from Old Hubballi.
Police have seized the car used in the crime along with two scooters. The accused have been remanded to judicial custody.
Investigations revealed that the accused killed Nitesh Dhapale due to personal enmity and later set the car on fire along with the body to project it as an accident.
SP Deepan M.N. appreciated the efforts of Inspector Ramesh Hanapur, PSIs Rajashekhar Vandali and Siddappa Gudi, and the entire team for solving the complex case.
