Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada District In-charge Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has strongly condemned the murder of a young man, Abdul Rahman, which took place near Kolathamajalu in Bantwal.

Following the incident, the Minister held telephonic discussions with the Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG & IGP) and the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) for Law and Order. He directed them to initiate strict and appropriate legal action in connection with the murder.

The Minister also spoke to the Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner and the Superintendent of Police. He instructed the officials to take all necessary precautionary measures in the region to ensure peace.

Gundu Rao further directed authorities to maintain heightened vigilance in sensitive areas and to take steps to uphold law and order in and around Mangaluru.

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Thane (PTI): Authorities have seized illegally stored 1,839 gas cylinders and seven vehicles worth over Rs 67 lakh in the Dombivli MIDC area of Thane district, officials said on Saturday.

A special vigilance team of the Mumbai Rationing Department detected an illegal storage of domestic and commercial LPG cylinders in Phase-2 of Dombivli (East).

Cylinders belonging to multiple gas agencies were found stockpiled in closed vehicles, unauthorised warehouses, and open sheds without mandatory permissions from the Explosives Department, Fire Department, or oil companies, according to an official release.