Sullia: Ganja, cash, found in police vehicle transporting undertrials

Daijiworld Media Network – Sullia (SP)

Sullia, Jun 26: In an interesting incident, cash and ganja were found from a police vehicle which had brought undertrials for being produced in a Mangalore court.

Five months back, a car in which Avinash, Nitish, Pradeep Mendon, Sushant, Chandrahas Shetty and Vijay Kumar from Mangalore were travelling, was intercepted at Sampaje Kallugundi. They were found to be carrying ganja by keeping it between stocks of vegetables in their car. They were later produced in court and lodged in Madikeri jail.

On Monday June 24, they were produced in a court in Mangalore. After producing them in the court, the accused were being taken back to Madikeri in police vehicle, when policemen from Sullia stopped the vehicle at Paichar in the taluk.

The Sullia police had got information that the undertrials being taken in this vehicle had ganja and cash in their possession. Sullia police circle inspector, Sudarshan, guided the operation, during which tahsildar, Venugopal, was present.

During verification the policemen found 12 grams ganja with Avinash, Rs 8,000 in cash with Pradeep, Rs 7,000 in the possession of Chandrahas, Rs 10,000 with Vijay Kumar, Rs 250 with Nitish, and Rs 11,000 with Sushant. Cash and ganja were seized from the possession of the concerned.

Now, the police have registered another case of ganja trafficking against Avinash.

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