Mangaluru: Accused in the murder case of Vasu Sapalia (66), a resident of Belthangady, was arrested by Belthangady Police on Wednesday.

The arrested accused has been identified as Dayanand (38), son of Vasu Sapalia. He was arrested from near State Bank in Mangaluru on charges of killing his father on August 24 morning.

Vasu was killed when he was on a morning walk on August 24 near his house. The accused son had then fled the scene and was staying underground in Mangaluru.

Dayanand was working as the car driver of a businessman in Nanthoor in the city.

He faced financial issues after going underground and had asked for cash from one of his friends who he was supposed to meet at the State Bank area in Mangaluru. The information was tipped to the police who carried an operation to arrest him.

The operation was carried by Belthangady Circle Police Inspector Sandesh PG. Belthangady PSI Nandakumar, constable Venkatesh, Ibrahim, Latif, and others were part of the team that arrested Dayanand.

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New Delhi (PTI): India has banned the export of sugar till September 30 this year, according to a government notification.

The notification issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) on May 13 said this order does not apply to sugar being exported to the European Union and the US under the tariff rate quota scheme.

The order is also not applicable to the shipments under the advance authorisation scheme, government-to-government exports and consignments already in the physical export pipeline.

"The export policy of Sugar (Raw Sugar, White Sugar and Refined Sugar)... is amended from 'Restricted' to 'Prohibited' with immediate effect till September 30, 2026, or until further orders, whichever is earlier," the DGFT said.