On 23-04-2006 at about 5 PM while PSI Vittal and his staff were on routine vehicle checking at Kashimatha of Vittal casaba, a white maruthi 800 No. KL14E-9639 was asked to stop for checking and the driver disobeying the signal drove past the police team. On pursuing them, the vehicle was stopped a kilometer later and two of them abandoned the vehicle and ran away leaving the driver. On questioning the driver Jattappa Gowda, he confessed that they were carrying 5 sacs with 500 arrack sachets in each to Kerala. Further he also disclosed that he had 4 sacs more at his house in a jeep No. 13a-1971, ready for transportation. the Police immediately seized all the material, that is 9 sacs with 500 arrack sachets in each, one maruthi 800 car , a mahindra jeep and arrested the accused Jattapa. A case has been registered under Vittal PS Cr. No. 43/06, U/s 13, 14, 32, 34 and 71(a) of Karnataka Excise Act. The two other accused whose names are Sathish Madiwala and Francis are absconding. The case is under investigation.
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