Illegal liquor trafficking: Man arrested in Chamarajanagar, vehicle seized
Chamarajanagar: A man was arrested by Excise officials on Wednesday for illegally transporting liquor on a two-wheeler in Yalandur taluk.
The accused, identified as Shivaswamy, was caught on Honnur Road while attempting to conceal 6 liters and 520 ml of liquor in a plastic bag.
Excise personnel, who were on road patrol, seized liquor valued at ₹2,918 and a vehicle worth ₹70,000 from the accused.
Following the arrest, Shivaswamy was taken into custody and later sent to judicial custody.
The operation was led by Chamarajanagar Zone Excise Inspector Mahadev C.M., with the assistance of Sibandhis Raghu and Nagesh.
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Five crushed to death after truck ploughs into tent in Kerala
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): At least five people, including two children, were killed and as many persons injured when a truck ploughed into the roadside tent where they were sleeping in this central Kerala district early on Tuesday, police said.
The victims, nomads living in tents set up along the highway, were struck by the truck on a national highway in Nattika, under the Valapad police station limits, at 4.30 am, they said.
The injured have been admitted to Thrissur Government Medical College Hospital, with the condition of two individuals reported as serious, police said.
Among the deceased are two children, aged one-and-a-half and four years. Two women were also killed.
The driver and cleaner of the vehicle have been taken into custody, police added.
