Mangaluru (PTI): The police inspector of Kankanady police station in the city has been suspended for his alleged role in supporting the sand mafia in the region.

City Police Commissioner Anupam Agarwal issued the order suspending Inspector H S Bhajantri, after ACP Dhanya Nayak reported that the inspector was neglecting the instructions of higher-ups to act against illegal sand extraction.

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It is reported that Bhajantri had ignored the instructions of top officials to raid an illegal sand extraction site at Kadekaru in Jeppinamogaru. The report also mentioned that the inspector was not behaving courteously with people visiting the station with complaints, police sources said.

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Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.

A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.

He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.

During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.

Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.

As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.