Two held, trucks seized
The Hindu
The Sulur police arrested two persons and seized two trucks for transporting gravel without permission on Wednesday. According to the police, they stopped a truck on Chettipalayam – Palladam road. It
The Sulur police arrested two persons and seized two trucks for transporting gravel without permission on Wednesday.
According to the police, they stopped a truck on Chettipalayam – Palladam road. It had 2.5 units of gravel that was transported without valid documents. A case was registered against truck owner Sathiyendran of Chinnakuyili and driver Ezhilarasan of Periyakuyili. The police arrested Ezhilarasan and seized the truck.
The police stopped another truck on Bharathipuram to Kannampalayam road with 2.5 units of gravel, which was being transported illegally. Vehicle owner Subramanian of Boluvampatty and driver Vinothkumar of Lakshminaickenpalayam near Sulur were booked. The police later arrested Vinothkumar and seized the vehicle.
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.