Machine sand mining spot raided

April 1, 2011

Mangalore, April 1: A sand mining location was raided by revenue officials led by Bantwal Tahsildar Ravi Chandra Naik on Thursday at Malli along the banks of the Netravathi in Pudu village of Bantwal taluk.

Naik said that following reports about violations of law, he and the Sub-Inspector of Bantwal rural police station raided the location where sand mining was being carried out through machines.

According to law, sand could only be extracted manually, Naik said and added that the lease holder Lateef had permission to carry out mining operations in the area.

Tahsildar said he had written to the Department of Mines and Geology, seeking action in the matter. However, he was not familiar with the action to be taken against the leaseholder and said only the Department of Mines and Geology could handle that.

Deputy Commissioner Subodh Yadav brushed aside the incident stating it was “nothing special”, which happened “more or less every day”. He said the Revenue Department officials had been carrying out several such raids in the last few days, but without the involvement of the Department of Mines and Geology.

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Udupi: Hindutva activist arrested for allegedly raping young woman while out on bail

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December 1,2025

Udupi, Dec 1: A horrific case of alleged rape has unfolded in Udupi, where a worker from a Hindutva organisation, previously arrested and released on bail for harassing a young woman, is now accused of waylaying and sexually assaulting her.

The arrested individual has been identified as Pradeep Poojary (26), a member of the Hindu Jagarana Vedike's Nairkode unit in Perdur.

Poojary had allegedly been relentlessly harassing the young woman, pressuring her to marry him. When she bravely stood up to him and refused his demands, she filed a formal complaint at the Hiriyadka police station. He was subsequently arrested in that initial harassment case but was later granted bail.

According to police reports, driven by the same malicious grudge, Poojary allegedly intercepted the woman again on November 29. While she was walking through a deserted area, the accused is claimed to have threatened her by grabbing her neck. When she again refused to marry him, he allegedly proceeded to rape her.

The survivor immediately informed her family about the traumatic assault. Following this, her parents lodged a complaint at the Udupi women’s police station.

Police arrested Poojary again and produced him before the court. He has since been remanded to judicial custody.

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