Sakleshpur: Sakleshpur Town Police have arrested two persons and seized 269 grams of ganja during an operation conducted against illegal drug sale.
Acting on credible information, the police conducted a raid near the new bus stand on December 26, where the accused were allegedly attempting to sell ganja illegally. The accused were taken into custody and a case has been registered.
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The arrested persons have been identified as Joel bin Thomas Mathew and Safan bin Abdul Sattar, both natives of Kerala. Police said the accused are currently residing in Bengaluru.
The successful operation was carried out under the supervision of Police Inspector Vanaraju, with Sub-Inspector Mahesh and staff members Prithvi, Revanna, Shridhar, Somashekhar, Chandrakant, and Madhu participating.
Police said strict action will continue against the illegal transportation and sale of narcotic substances in the city.
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Bantwal: A 15-year-old boy died after coming into contact with an electric wire in Gadiara village on Saturday morning.
The deceased has been identified as Shaheer, son of Sharif, a resident of Neralakatte.
Shaheer, an SSLC student at Mountain View English Medium School, Puttur, had gone to his grandfather’s house in nearby Gadiara village during the school holidays. He came into contact with an electric wire and died at the scene.
He is survived by his parents, a brother, two sisters, and family members.
