Udupi: Villagers breathe a sigh of relief as dist. admin bans stone mining

December 4, 2013

Manipal, Dec 4: In a big relief to the residents of Nalkur in Udupi talk, the district administration has banned mining and operation of stone crusher units in the village till further orders.

The ban was imposed by Udupi Deputy Commissioner M T Reju in response to complaints by residents of Nalkur village. The residents of Nalkur village had also staged a protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner's Office here on Monday. According to the residents, the stone mining had made life difficult for them as it had affected their health, health of their cattle, agricultural operations and polluted water bodies in the area.

“The district administration is carrying out a comprehensive land survey on 1,693.94 acres, which had been documented as government land in survey number 219/1 in Nalkur village. Of this, 1,492.44 acres was deemed forest, while the remaining 201.50 acres was revenue land,” stated the DC in a release.

The District Stone Crushers Regulation Committee (headed by the Deputy Commissioner) had issued leases to 16 stone mining units, which were operating on 24.60 acres of land in the gram panchayat. The units were only mining on this 24.60 acres of land.

The committee had notified 14.75 acres of land in Nalkur village as safer crusher zone as per Karnataka Regulation of Stone Crushers Act, 2011. The committee had given licences to five crusher units to operate in the safer crusher zone, where the mined stones were brought and crushed.

Two firms were given temporary licences for crushing stones for public purpose, that is, for widening of national highways and for railway work, as per Section 7 of the Act. The areas notified for stone mining and safer crusher zone had more of stone boulders and less of trees, the release said.

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7 Bangladeshis arrested in Udupi after man with fake passport caught attempting to fly Dubai via Mangaluru Airport

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October 12,2024

Udupi: In a significant operation, the Malpe police have arrested seven Bangladeshi nationals who were illegally residing in India using forged Aadhaar cards. Udupi Superintendent of Police, Dr. Arun K, stated that the arrests followed after an immigration incident involving one of the group's members.

Muhammed Manik, one of the arrested individuals, was caught attempting to travel to Dubai via Mangaluru International Airport with a fake passport. Alert immigration officers at the airport detained him and handed him over to the Bajpe police, who registered a case. Following this, the Udupi police, acting on the information provided by the Bajpe police and immigration authorities, conducted an investigation that led to the arrest of the seven individuals in Hoode village, Paduthonse, Udupi.

The arrested individuals have been identified as Hakeem Ali (24), Sujon S K alias Farooq (19), Ismail S K (30), Kareem S K (20), Salam S K (22), Rajikul S K (20), and Mohammed Sojib (20), all hailing from Bangladesh.

The group entered India without any valid documentation and managed to acquire fake Aadhaar cards, which they used to stay in the country illegally. According to police sources, a person named Kajol from Agartala assisted them in obtaining the fraudulent Aadhaar cards, while a Bangladeshi named Usman facilitated their illegal entry into India under the guise of employment. Both Kajol and Usman are currently at large.

The Malpe police have registered cases under several sections, including Sections 19(2), 318(4), 336(2), 336(3), 340(2), and 190 of the BNS, related to fraud and illegal entry. Interrogations are ongoing as the police seek further details in connection with the case.

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