Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (MS/AM)

Mangaluru, Jul 22: The city crime branch (CCB) police here have arrested two people for selling ganja in two separate operations.

The CCB police who acted upon a definite information on Saturday, July 21, about ganja being brought illegally from Kerala and the same being sold to students and public in the city, conducted an operation and confiscated a car bearing registration number KA-19-MC-1743 near the toll gate at Talapady under Ullal police station limits.

The CCB police arrested Keshav Sanil (47), resident Krishnapura, Katipalla. They have confiscated 1.830 kg of ganja, a mobile phone and the car from the accused. The value of all the items that are confiscated is Rs 2,85,500. It is said that the arrested accused had purchased the ganja from a person of Kerala origin in order to sell the same in the city. The confiscated items have been handed over to Ullal police station for further action in this case.

There are 15 cases against the accused Keshava Sanil including the attempt to murder case registered in Mulki police station, a murder case and 12 cases related to arms act and selling of ganja at Suratkal police station, one attempt to murder case in Panambur police station and a ganja case in Karkala police station.

The operation was conducted by Shantaram, inspector, CCB unit, Shyam Sundar H M and Kabbal Raj H D, police sub-inspectors and staff under the guidance of Hanumantharaya, DCP, law & order, Uma Prashant, DCP crime & traffic on the orders of T R Suresh, police commissioner.

In the second operation, led by Shantaram, inspector, CCB unit, the police arrested Gourav Kotian (25), a resident of Pachanady, Bondel. A case of illegal sale of ganja was registered against him at Kankanady police station.

Case regarding murder at Mangaluru South police station, attempt to murder case at Ullal police station and an assault case at Kavoor police station have been also registered against the accused in the past.