Punjalkatte: Illegal transportation of explosives in two-wheeler found
Explosive materials worth lakhs recovered along with accused
Mangaluru, September 24: Acting on a tip off that explosives are being transported illegally in a two-wheeler, police arrested an accused and recovered the materials worth lakhs at Keddalike in Punjalkatte police station limits on Monday.
The accused is identified as Chinna swamy (70) of Basavanagudi in Punjalkatte. The police have recovered 15 gelatine sticks, 99 detonators and the scooter, total worth Rs 1,05,000 from the accused. SP Ravikanthe Gowda said that the accused and the materials were handed over to the Punjalkatte police for further action.
Operation details
DCIB inspector Sunil Nayak and his team was in rounds at Punjalkatte. At around 11.30 am, he got the information that someone was illegally transporting explosives in a two-wheeler from Nelligudde to Punjalkatte and stopped the vehicle at Keddalike government school and found explosives. The police arrested the accused and recovered the explosives, the SP said.
Under the direction of SP Ravikanthe Gowda and guidance of ASP Sajith, Inspector Sunil Y Nayak, Personnel Narayan, Vasu Nayak, Lakshman, Iqbal, Uday Gowda, Uday Rai, Praveen, Taranath, Shon Shah and Suresh Kumar participated in the operation.
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Three of family killed as car overturns in Mandya
Mandya (PTI): Three members of a family, two of them women, were killed when the car they were travelling in overturned and fell into a ditch on Sunday, police said.
The driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a bridge on the Bengaluru-Mangaluru National Highway at Nagamangala in Mandya district, police added.
The deceased were identified as Chandregowda (62) and Sarojamma (57), both residents of Chikkamagaluru. They were returning to their hometown when the accident occurred, police sources said.
In another incident near Agaralinganna Doddi in Maddur taluk, a private bus overturned on a service road, injuring more than 30 people. Locals helped rescue the passengers after the accident.
The passengers were travelling to Bengaluru after visiting the Shimsha Maramma temple in Malavalli. The injured were taken to hospitals in Mandya and Maddur for treatment.
