Poll officials seize Rs 20 lakh from minister's aide

Gundlupet, Apr 8: Unaccounted for cash of Rs 20 lakh was seized from a car belonging to Manojkumar Karjagi, Director of North West Karnataka Road Transport Corporation, near Hotel Gateway, in the town, on Friday.

It is said that BJP?workers waylaid and checked the car belonging to Karjagi, a close confidante of Mines and Geology Minister Vinay Kulkarni and found the unaccounted for money. They alerted the police and election officers immediately. Manojkumar Karjagi has been taken into custody for enquiry.

In another incident, election officials duty seized Rs 3.14 lakh cash from the supporters of BJP?leader M P Renukacharya at Hirikati check-post in the taluk on Friday.

Following a tip off, the police intercepted a multi utility vehicle coming from Gundlupet town. During inspection, the authorities found unaccounted for money. The police said they have taken three persons — Basavaraju, Mahesh and Sadananda Murthy — said to be supporters of Renukacharya, into custody for transporting the money. However, the police confirmed that Renukacharya was not in the car. A case has been filed at Begur police station.

When contacted, Renukacharya said he has no link to the case and he had travelled in his vehicle.

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Heading to Karavali Utsava? Check traffic changes and parking rules in Mangaluru

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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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