One arrested with over 500 grams gold at Mangaluru International Airport
Mangaluru: Custom officials at Mangaluru International Airport arrested one person for allegedly trying to smuggle gold on Saturday. The passenger was reportedly travelling from Dubai to Mangaluru when he was arrested by the officials.
The accused travelling in Air India flight was arrested during security check at Mangaluru International Airport along with over 500 gms of gold which he was trying to smuggle.
The officials seized 524.78 grams of gold from the accused which is estimated to be worth 19.62 lakh rupees.
Custom officials took the accused under their custody and are further investigating the matter.
On 12.10.2019, Custom officers at MIA seized gold weighing 524.78 grams valued at 19.62 lakhs from the possession of a passenger who arrived in Mangalore from Dubai by Air India flight IX814. The gold was in paste form and was concealed in body. @bangalorecustom @cbic_india pic.twitter.com/4SVRiqhBuU
— Customs-Mangaluru (@Cusmglr) October 12, 2019
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Bypoll results will decide the future of Congress in Karnataka: BJP leader Ashoka
Bengaluru (PTI): Leader of Opposition BJP in the Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka said the results of the bypolls in Davanagere South and Bagalkote assembly constituencies will decide the future of the ruling Congress in the state.
The bypolls were necessitated following the demise of sitting Congress MLAs Shamanur Shivashankarappa and H Y Meti, who represented Davanagere South and Bagalkote constituencies respectively.
The ruling Congress has fielded Shamanur Shivashankarappa’s grandson and Karnataka Minister S S Mallikarjun’s son Samarth Shamanur in Davanagere South and Umesh Meti in Bagalkote, who are locked in a direct contest with BJP candidates T Dasakariyappa and Veerabhadrayya Charantimath.
According to Ashoka, there is a contest between the poor and the rich in the upcoming bypolls, scheduled on April 9.
"The Congress will lose this election, and the future of the state will be decided. Since Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said ‘Make the poor win’, the BJP has fielded poor candidates,” the BJP leader said in a press conference.
In Davanagere, the BJP has given a ticket to an ordinary person, whereas Congress has given tickets to powerful and influential people. In Bagalkote, there is a very good opinion about the BJP candidate, he claimed.
According to him, the Congress has given space to dynastic politics in both places. Therefore, the BJP has a strong chance of winning in both constituencies.
The LoP said if the Congress candidate wins in Davanagere, it is understood that Muslims will not get opportunities in the future, and therefore, Muslims are opposing the Congress party.
He also charged that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who talks about uniting backward classes, has not given a ticket to backward class candidates.
