Areca worth Rs 12 cr stored without records seized
Rs 72 lakh penalty slapped
Bengaluru, Dec 21: The Karnataka Commercial Tax Department seized arecanut worth Rs 12 crore, stored without valid records from a godown and slapped a penalty of Rs 72 lakh.
On a tip-off, a team of officials led by department South Zone additional commissioner Nitesh Patil conducted raids on godowns at Antharasanahalli in Tumkur and found the arecanut stored illegally. The godowns did not have any names boards. When enquired, the workers and owners have tried to mislead the officials saying that they were rice mills and paddy was stored there. They also stopped the officials from entering the godowns, it is said.
When the officials entered the godowns with official letters and checked, they found huge quantity of areca stored illegally. The officials have collected Rs 72 lakh as penalty and tax, and the investigation is in progress.
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Iran warns of ‘uncontrollable consequences’ after energy site strike
Qatar warns residents of ‘Elavated’ threat
Tehran/Doha: Iran’s President Massoud Pezeshkian has warned that attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure could lead to “uncontrollable consequences” affecting the entire world.
In a post on X, Pezeshkian said he “strongly condemns” the strikes that targeted the South Pars gasfield earlier in the day.
“Such aggressive actions will not achieve anything for the American Zionist enemy and their supporters. Rather, they will complicate the situation and could lead to uncontrollable consequences that will affect the entire world,” he said.
Meanwhile, Qatar’s Ministry of Interior has urged residents to remain indoors due to what it described as an elevated security threat.
Authorities have not provided further details, but the advisory comes amid growing concerns over the safety of energy infrastructure and civilian areas in the region.
