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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 27,2020

Bantwal, Apr 27: Following the meeting at a guest house here, district in-charge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary instructed the officials to stringently impose the lockdown in the taluka.

He stated that there will be no relaxation and exemptions in Bantwla till May 3 and ASHA workers will be continuing surveying houses in Bantwal Kasba and Narikombu.

Two people have already died from COVID-19 in the taluka and two new cases were reported in the past week.

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May 24,2020

Udupi, May 24: Three among the 18 coronavirus positive cases reported in Udupi district today were policemen. 

A police constable of Karkala Rural Police Station and ASI of Ajekar Police Station were tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday and authorities have taken steps to seal the Police Stations they were working. A policeman from Brahmavar police station also tested positive.

The district administration reported seal Karkala Rural Police station, Ajekar Police Station, and Brahmavar Police Station. Apart from them Karkala Town Station and Circle station are being sealed. All the policemen and policewomen working in these five stations will be quarantined.

Superintendent of Police N Vishnuvardha said that ''all the primary contacts of the police officers who were tested positive will undergo screening and their swabs will be collected and sent to Lab for test.''

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January 16,2020

Udupi, Jan 16: The mandatory implementation of FASTag, across the country, was not enforced in the toll gates located in Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts.

The toll gate personnel cited that they had not received any directions from the NHAI and hence vehicles were being allowed to ply as per the current practice.

As per government order, two gates each have to be reserved for locals, emergency entry and cash transactions. All other lanes are to be used for FASTag.

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