Mangaluru: Cops seize earth excavator, lorries after busting sand mining racket

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January 29, 2017

Mangaluru, Jan 29: A team of Manglauru city police busted an illegal sand mining racket at Adyar village near here on Saturday and seized heavy vehicles used for the illegal mining.

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Acting on a tip off, the team led by assistant commissioner of police Shruthi N S and comprised of Mangaluru Rural PI, raided the site on banks of the River Nethravati behind Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management around 1.45am.

Police sources confirmed that they seized an earth excavator machine that was being used to illegally extract sand from the river bed and load it on to lorries. Police also seized three lorries from the spot.

The value of the machine and the vehicles is around Rs 80 lakh and that of the sand Rs 65,000. The accused fled the spot under cover of darkness.

A case has been registered in Mangaluru rural police station under KMMC rule, 1994 and 4 (1), 4 (1A) and 21 of MMRD Act, 1957 and section 379 of IPC.

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December 20,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 20: The Mangaluru City Police have issued a detailed traffic advisory ahead of the inaugural ceremony of Karavali Utsava, which will be held at the Karavali Utsava Ground on Saturday.

The festival will be inaugurated at 6:00 pm by Dakshina Kannada District Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao. Cultural and public programmes will be held at the venue every evening and will continue until January 2.

According to City Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy, parking of vehicles is strictly prohibited on both sides of the road from Lalbagh to Karavali Utsava Ground. Visitors are requested to park their vehicles only at designated parking areas.

To help the public, traffic signboards and parking guidance flex boards have been installed along the routes leading to the venue. The police have urged commuters and visitors to follow these instructions to ensure smooth traffic movement.

Designated Parking Locations

•    Urwa Market Ground – Cars
•    Gandhinagar Government School (near Press Club) – Two-wheelers and cars
•    Ladyhill Church parking area – Two-wheelers and cars
•    Canara School Ground, Mannagudda – Two-wheelers and cars
•    Thimmappa Hotel premises – Two-wheelers and cars
•    Scout and Guide Bhavana premises (behind Karavali Utsava Grounds) – Two-wheelers
•    Urwa Market Road – Two-wheelers
•    Hat Hill Road – Two-wheelers

The police have appealed to the public to cooperate by following traffic rules and parking guidelines to avoid inconvenience during the festival.

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