Contraband worth Rs 93 lakh seized at Mangaluru Airport

Mangaluru, May 4: During April, customs officers at Mangalore International Airport here seized smuggled gold, cigarettes and foreign currency valued over Rs 93 lakh.

Officers seized contraband gold of above 2.2-kgs which were ingeniously concealed and attempted to be smuggled.

In the first case, primary gold was concealed in motor portion of a mixer grinder was recovered and in the second case two cylindrical shape gold rods concealed in battery portion of mobile power banks were recovered.

The value of gold seized in these two cases is estimated to be over Rs 68 lakh. One passenger was also arrested in this connection.

On gathering inputs there is a surge in smuggling of foreign currency by passengers departing to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, officers kept special watch on movements of certain profiled passengers.

This resulted in seizures of foreign currency attempted to be smuggled out of India equivalent to Rs 22.88 lakh in six separate cases. Further five cases of smuggling of cigarettes of various foreign brand valued over Rs.2.44 lakh were detected and the contraband seized.

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Post-Sabarimala pilgrimage drinking party turns fatal in Udupi; youth killed in midnight brawl

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December 15,2025

Udupi, Dec 15: What was meant to be a post-pilgrimage gathering turned tragic in Padukere village of Brahmavar taluk, Udupi district, late Sunday night, when a clash among youths escalated into a fatal assault, leaving one man dead.

The victim has been identified as 30-year-old Santosh Mogaveera, a resident of Padukere.

According to preliminary information, the incident took place during a late-night drinking party involving a group of local youths who had recently returned after completing their pilgrimage to the Sabarimala shrine. An argument reportedly broke out among the group and soon escalated into a violent confrontation.

During the ensuing brawl, Santosh Mogaveera was allegedly assaulted and collapsed at the spot after sustaining serious injuries. He was rushed by local residents to a private hospital in Brahmavar, where doctors declared him dead.

On receiving information, senior police officials, including Brahmavar Circle Inspector Gopikrishna, Kota Police Sub-Inspector Praveen Kumar T, Station ASI Manthesh Jabagoudar, and head constables Pradeep and Ashok, visited the spot and conducted an inspection.

Police have taken four youths into custody in connection with the incident. A case has been registered at the Kota police station, and further investigation is underway to ascertain the exact sequence of events leading to the death.

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