Police raid house in Byndoor, confiscate illegal supply of firecrackers worth Rs 4 lakh
Kundapur: Byndoor Police seized firecrackers worth Rs 4 lakh from a house in Kanchikan of Uppunda, Byndoor taluk, on Wednesday, after the locals complained that the resident of the house, Dattatreya Shet, had an illegal stock of firecrackers.
Shet had been selling firecrackers during Ganesh Chaturthi and Diwali festivals for several years. The locals told the Byndoor Police that Shet has stocked up firecrackers without official permission, following which, the officers conducted the raid on Shet’s residence on Wednesday.
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The police found a variety of crackers in Shet’s house, including gelatin sticks, which were stocked up illegally. The confiscated crackers are estimated to be worth more than Rs 4 lakh.
A case has been filed at the Byndoor Police Station and the officers are investigating the matter further.
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Lokayukta searches govt officials in Karnataka
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Lokayukta officials on Tuesday conducted searches on properties belonging to government officials in various parts of the state, on the suspicion that they have possessed assets disproportionate to their income, official sources said.
The searches and verification of documents are on against at least four officials from Shivamogga, Mandya, Dharwad and Vijayanagara districts, the sources added.
Those being searched include a Rural Drinking Water and Sanitation official in Shivamogga and a health department official in Vijayanagara district.
