Mangaluru: Kankanady Nagar police have stopped and detained a lorry that was illegally transporting red stones at the Arkula check point in Farangipet.
The lorry driver has been identified as Nagaraj, a resident of Lobo Colony, Adyar.
On October 27, at around 10.20 am, the police on duty stopped the lorry that arrived at the check point and opened the tarpaulin at the back and found the red stones. The police have registered a case after learning that the driver and owner of the lorry were stealing and transporting red stones, which are public mineral resources.
In the incident, red stones worth about Rs. 12 thousand and the lorry have been seized.