Udupi: Pramod Madhwaraj, who filed his nomination papers as Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency's JDS candidate today, declared that his moveable and immoveable assets were estimated at Rs 87.30 crore.

When compared with the assets he announced during the assembly polls in April last year, it has risen to 8.84 crore. 10 months ago, he had announced that his moveable and immoveable assets were estimated at Rs 78.46 crore.

At the same time, Pramod Madhwaraj has declared that Rs 83,71,38,439 moveable and Rs 3,59,67,420 immoveable assets, and also he stated that he owns neither a car nor any other vehicle. Similarly, his wife and children also do not own any vehicle, he mentioned in the affidavit.

Pramod has Rs 72 lakh in various bank accounts, and he also invested 11.07 crore in different bonds and Rs 1.55 crore in NSS, postal and insurances. Madhwaraj has 424.26 grams of gold, whose value is estimated at Rs 10 lakh. There are no cases against him. Though a complaint was filed against him during last assembly polls over violation of the model code of conduct, Madhwaraj mentioned in the affidavit that B report had been submitted for this.

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Vitla: Vitla Sub-inspector Ramakrishna has seized a vehicle that was allegedly transporting cattle illegally at Karai of Kolnadu village in Bantwal taluk. Two men in the vehicle, identified as Naveen and Chethan of Mandya, have reportedly been subjected to police questioning.

Police sources have said that the SI saw a vehicle transporting two cows and parked by the road. When he questioned the driver Naveen and Chethan, who were in the vehicle, about the cattle, he was told by the duo that the cows belonged to one Shankar, a resident of Channarayapatna. The men also told the SI that Shankar was supplying the cattle to a man in Salettur, identified as Shafi, allegedly for beef production.

Further, Naveen and Chethan confessed before the officer that they had gotten the cattle transport permit in others’ names, the sources have added.