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Mangaluru: Cops arrest 5 highway robbers who used to target NRIs, businessmen

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October 23, 2017

Managluru, Oct 23: Five persons who had allegedly robbed several people on National Highway 66 between Mangaluru and Kasaragod were arrested by police on Sunday.

The arrested have been identified as Ravikumar, 24; Khaleel K, 27; Rajesh, 30; Mohammed Azeem, 23; and Javed Abbas, 24, all residents of Kunjathooru, Manjeshwar.

According to the police, the accused used to waylay people at a secluded place in Kallapu near Thokkottu under Ullal police station limits. The gang allegedly used to target NRIs when they travel from Mangaluru International Airport towards Kerala, and local businessmen who commute between Kerala and Kasaragod. 

The police have also recovered sword, iron rod, chilli powder and knives from them. A case under Act 399 IPC Section 402 and Act 4, 25 (1-B) of the Indian Arms Act has been registered. The accused have been remanded in 15 days' judicial custody.

All the five are habitual offenders. Rajesh, Javed and Khaleel have been accused of carrying out a murderous assault on one Prajwal, also a resident of Manjeshwar on October 19.

Khaleel and Javed have two other cases registered against them Rajesh is an accused in three other cases. Ravikumar has four cases against him in Puttur town, Manjeshwar and Barke police stations.

It has also come to light that the accused are involved in peddling ganja from Kerala.

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April 4,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 4: The state government have taken all measures to ensure availability of essential supplies including foodgrains, in the state, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa informed here on Saturday.

He was speaking to newsmen, after holding a meeting of the MLAs, MPs and others, where he had briefed over the measures taken by the state government to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease.

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June 4,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 4: Assuring support to reform the police department, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Thursday directed officials to strengthen Cyber Crime, Economic Offences & Narcotics (CEN) stations and forensic labs in the state.

The Chief Minister who held a review of the Home Department, lauded the work of police personnel during the COVID-19 crisis, and promised necessary help to reform the department.

Pointing at the changing scenario, the Chief Minister instructed officials to give priority to strengthen CEN stations, his office said in a release. Similarly, for quick detection of crimes, necessary action will be taken to strengthen forensic labs, he added. During the meeting it was also decided to continue more than 3,000 home guards, who were in the fear of losing jobs, and to deploy them to various departments.

Yediyurappa directed officials to take necessary steps to make home guard services available to private organisations also. Officials informed the Chief Minister that all necessary COVID-19 related precautions have been taken at prisons and no case has been reported so far at jails. They said as per Supreme Court directions, 5,005 people were released on bail and parole, and congestion of prisoners at prisons has been reduced from 110 per cent to 95 per cent.

Yediyurappa also asked the officials to submit a proposal based on facts towards development of basic amenities that comes under the Home Department.

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April 25,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 25: KPCC president D K Shivakumar, has alleged that BJP leaders from the state have sold rice that was meant to be distributed to the poor in Tamil Nadu.

Speaking to newsmen here on Friday, he stated that Congress fully supports the government’s work in the prevention of the spread of COVID-19, but maybe unknown to the Chief Minister, corrupt dealings are which we want to bring to his attention.

He alleged that 1,879 quintals of rice brought from Haryana have been illegally sold to a businessman in Hosur, Tamil Nadu.

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