Mulky,July 18, 2015: The two persons involved in illegal sand transport were arrested by the police in Mulky on Friday ,July 17. It is alleged that they have extracted sand from Shambavi river in Karnire regularly.
The accused persons are Halappa (lorry driver )and Ashok(loading worker).
Based on the information, a police team lead by Circle Inspector Ramachandra Naik waylaid the vehicle and arrested the accused.
It is said that Halapa and Ashok did not have the required license for transporting sand. The police seized a TATA 407 and other vehicle involved in the same.