Sakleshpur Town Police seize 269 grams of ganja, two arrested
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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Bus owner Saif Athrady murder: KCOCA case registered against six accused, says Udupi SP
Udupi: A case under Karnataka Control of Organised Crimes Act, 2000 (KCOCA), Section 3, was filed against six people under suspicion of their involvement in the alleged murder of Saifuddin Athrady (Saif), owner of private bus company MKMS at Kodavoor under the Malpe Police Station limits on September 27.
The arrested accused in the case are Muhammad Faisal Khan (27), resident of colony near Mission Compound in Udupi; Muhammad Sharief (37) of Karamballi; Abdul Shukur (43) of Krishnapura; Khan’s wife Ridha Shabana (27), and Mali Muhammad Siyan (31) are under judicial custody.
The primary accused in the murder, however, is reported to be absconding and hiding on foreign soil.
Udupi Superintendent of Police Hariram Shankar has said that the names of all six accused, including that of the missing, have been cited in the case registered under KCOCA Section 3.
