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Qatar-bound passenger held with 10-kg ganja hidden in pumpkins at Mangaluru Airport

coastaldigest.com news network
May 19, 2018

Mangaluru, May 19: A Qatar-bound passenger was arrested with huge quantity of of marijuana (ganja) at Mangaluru International Airport yesterday by the personnel of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).

The accused has been identified as Kalai Tasleem Basheer, a resident of Kalai in Karnataka. He had reportedly concealed the marijuana inside three giant pumpkins.

He was scheduled to depart on board an Air India flight to Doha, the capital of Qatar at 5.35pm. However, he was caught with during CISF’s random check up at the departure entry gate.

Basheer’s bag was opened and three large pumpkins were recovered. As this was found to be suspicious, the personnel on duty cut open the pumpkins to find 10 kg of marijuana placed in plastic wrappers inside, the official said.

According to sources, the accused was carrying the marijuana for his customers abroad. The accused was handed over to the Customs for further action, the sources added.

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Thale
 - 
Saturday, 19 May 2018

Thank god he got arrested in Mangalore not in Gulf. Else would have met the creator after Ramzan. Here he can enjoy biryani in Mangalore Jail for years and with help of good lawyer can come out after few years, Ganja necessary corrionder leaves by the time it reaches courts

 

Shashi
 - 
Saturday, 19 May 2018

Uncover his face. punish him. Bloody

Shameer
 - 
Saturday, 19 May 2018

Should disclose such criminal's face and details

Danish
 - 
Saturday, 19 May 2018

Why CD blurred that criminal's face

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Dubai, Apr 18: A 47-year-old Indian worker has allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the third floor of a building here, according to a media report.

Ashokan Purushotaman, a native of Kollam in Kerala, cut the arteries in his legs and jumped from the third floor of a building in the city's Jebel Ali area on Friday, the Gulf News reported.

Purushotaman succumbed to his injuries in Rashid Hospital.

Meanwhile, Dubai Police has rejected reports that Purushotaman killed himself because he had coronavirus. Personal reasons were cited as the cause for suicide.

“His suicide is not related to COVID-19. The building is clean and there are no infection cases there. He committed suicide due to personal reasons,” director of Jebel Ali police station Brigaider Adel Al Suwaidi told the Gulf News.

Consul-General of India Vipul confirmed Purushotaman's death. “We are yet to get more information. Considering the death was of unnatural circumstances, authorities will conduct due forensic tests and provide us with more details," Vipul told the daily.

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April 25,2020

Mangaluru, Apr 25: In the backdrop of protest staged by locals against the cremation of a 75-year-old woman, who was tested positive for coronavirus, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Sindhu B on Friday stated that there is no chance of anyone getting infected from a corpse.

Protocols, as laid by the Centre with regard to cremation of Covid-19 patients, will be followed, said Sindhu in a statement.

The release added that the COVID-19 victims would be buried as per their religious customs. Not more than 20 people would be allowed to perform the last rites. Even closest relatives of the deceased would not be allowed to touch or bathe the body, the release said.

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Mangaluru, Apr 22: A team of officials raided the Big Bags International Pvt Ltd premises here on Tuesday following the apprehensions expressed by locals that the company has violated lockdown rules by resuming operations on April 20.

On Monday several workers of the firm from Kerala, Tumakuru and Bengaluru were reported to be at the premises to resume operations.

The raiding team asked the management to temporarily shut down operations and asked the workers to leave the place.

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