RPF seizes 6.3 kg unclaimed cannabis worth ₹3.16 lakh from Yeshwantpur Express in Mangaluru
The Hindu
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) seized 6.3 kg of unclaimed cannabis worth ₹3.16 lakh from a passenger train at Mangaluru Junction Railway Station on Thursday, August 10.
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) seized 6.3 kg of unclaimed cannabis worth ₹3.16 lakh from a passenger train at Mangaluru Junction Railway Station on Thursday, August 10.
An official communique said the RPF team was inspecting trains along with the crime investigation bureau of Palakkad Railway Division and the Karnataka Excise Department ahead of the Independence Day.
During the inspection of train no. 16516 Karwar-Yeshwantpur tri-weekly express, RPF Mangaluru Junction inspector Manoj Kumar Yadav, Crime Bureau circle inspector N. Kesavadas, and Excise inspector Sunil Kumar found the baggage in a general second class coach at about 11.15 a.m. As no one claimed its ownership, the team seized the baggage and found cannabis upon opening it.
The contraband was handed over to the Excise Department, which registered a case under the NDPS Act, the communique stated.
After Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashok’s prediction on Saturday that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will step down in November 2025 triggered intense political discussions in the State, Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Sunday said Mr. Siddaramaiah will continue for the full five-year term.