By R B Jagadish
Daijiworld Media Network — Karkala (EP)
Karkala, May 27: Police recovered illicit liquor from the house of Gokul Naik (32) at Rajiv Nagar of Hirga grama on Tuesday May 26. The liquor is believed to have originated in Goa and suspect Prashanth Naik has been arrested. His friend Vijendra Naik (30), a Hebri resident has fled.
About 25.25 lt of liquor worth Rs 20,000 and 2.25 l of Goa beer were seized. The operation was led by Udupi sub-division SP K Vinod Kumar under the directions of Mangaluru division joint commissioner Rajendra Prasad and Udupi sub-division assistant commissioner K S Murali.
Revenue inspectors Saumyalatha and Sunilkumar, PSI Shivashanker, and staff Veerabhadra, Krishna, and Sudhakar participated in the operation.