Gambling den raided in Sirsi: Police arrest 19 men, seize Rs 49.5 lakh cash, cars, mobile phones
Karwar: In a major gambling den bust, 19 people involved in illegal gambling were arrested during a raid on a homestay in Agasala village of Sirsi taluk on Wednesday night and items worth lakhs of rupees and cash worth Rs 49.5 lakh were seized by the police.
The men arrested include Kadlegundi Anil Kumar Reddy of Challakere, Bheerappa, Keregowda, Shankar Gowda, Nagaraj Ritti, Pradeep, Prashanth, Ziyaullah, Revanna Siddappa and Beeresh of Haveri, Basavaraj, Chaman Saab, Prakash, Eeshappa, Veerabasappa and Santhosh of Davanagere.
Considered one of the biggest raids on gambling dens in the history of Uttara Kannada, the operation was conducted under directions of Superintendent of Police MN Deepan, and was led by Sirsi Deputy SP Geetha Patil and Sub-inspector Ashok Rathod.
The police team, on receiving information that a gambling den was functioning from the homestay at Agasala, which is under the Bhairumbe Gram Panchayat administration limits, raided the homestay on Wednesday night.
The police, who are learned to have found people from various places like Haveri, Davanagere, Challakere and Anavatti indulging in gambling at the place, arrested the men and seized cash worth Rs 49.5 lakh from them. In addition, they have reportedly confiscated cars, 18 expensive mobile phones, packs of cards and mattresses from the den.
A police case has been registered in the matter and further investigation is on.
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TN seeks duty-free cotton imports to support textile sector: CM Vijay writes to PM
Chennai (PTI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remove the import duty on cotton.
In his first letter to Modi after taking over as chief minister of the state, he said Tamil Nadu is the country’s largest textile and apparel exporting state.
Lakhs of people are dependent on this sector for both direct and indirect employment, especially women from rural and semi-urban backgrounds, Vijay pointed out.
Stating that the industry is facing a severe crisis due to an increase in cotton prices and consequently yarn prices, he said, “I understand this is caused primarily due to a shortage in cotton production and increased trading activity in the country.”
Pointing out that the price of cotton has increased from Rs 54,700 to Rs 67,700 per candy—an increase of 25 per cent over the last two months—while yarn prices have increased from Rs 301 to Rs 330 per kg, he said, “In this situation, the continued supply of raw material can be ensured only through imports.”
However, there is an import duty of 11 per cent on cotton, he said, adding that in such a situation, permitting duty-free cotton imports will help the industry meet increasing export commitments and remain globally competitive.
Vijay said that after agriculture, the textile and apparel sector is one of the largest employment-generating sectors.
“There is a significant responsibility on the government to safeguard the employment of lakhs of people and ensure the sustainability of the textile value chain," he said.
“Hence, I request your intervention to remove the import duty on cotton from the existing 11 per cent to 0 per cent to ensure the availability of raw material. This measure will enable the textile and apparel industry to remain globally competitive, enhance exports, and protect jobs,” he added.
