Daijiworld Media Network - Karkala (SP)
Karkala, Dec 8: Acting on reliable information, police personnel of Hebri station intercepted a mini bus moving towards Mangaluru from Shivamogga via Hebri and Udupi on Friday December 7. After finding that beef was being transported in the bus, they arrested the driver and conductor of the bus.
Both the driver of the bus, identified as Rizwan and conductor Deepak are from Shivamogga. It is being claimed that they were bringing beef that was kept in a packet for being delivered to a person from Udupi at the request of a person from Shivamogga. The police are yet to ascertain whether they had prior knowledge about the fact that the parcel contained beef.
A police team led by Hebri police station officer Mahabala Shetty took into custody the parcel containing 15 kg beef and the bus. The police are probing the incident.