2,100 litres of spirit seized, two arrested in Kasaragod
The Hindu
Attempt to smuggle spirit from Mangaluru to Thrissur in a fish cart
The police arrested two persons and seized 2,100 litres of spirit that was being transported in a fish cart at Palakkunnu in Bekal here early Thursday. Abdul Rahman, 30, and Syed Mohammed Imran, 25, hailing from Manjeswaram, were arrested when they were attempting to smuggle spirit from Mangaluru to Thrissur. Following a tip-off, a police team intercepted them near Palakkunnu about 1.45 a.m. The police said that they were trying to smuggle 60 cans, each containing 35 litres of spirit. The duo said that they had been instructed by a person in Mangaluru to unload the spirit at Ramanattukara in Kozhikode. However, the police said they had received information that the consignment was to be delivered in Thrissur.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.