Acting on a tip-off, Police personnel conducted a raid and seized explosive materials that were stored in a house, to be used for illegal mining activities, at N Kodihalli, under Koppa hobli, Maddur taluk, Mandya district.
The explosive materials were seized from the cattle shed of K T Satyappa, in N Kodihalli. Police seized around 64 cartridges, weighing around 10 kg, and other materials.
A team, led by Superintendent of Police M Ashwini and Malavalli DySP Lakshmi Narayan Prasad conducted the raid, on Tuesday. According to police officials, locals had complained to SP Ashwini that Satyappa was selling explosive materials to those involved in illegal quarrying around Kodihalli and he has stored them in a shed near his house. Thus, the Police team conducted a raid and seized the materials. However, accused Satyappa is absconding. Besagaralli Police have filed a case.
Published 17 March 2021, 16:45 IST