1.4 tonnes of gutka seized, three people arrested
The three people arrested for smuggling tobacco products from Bengaluru were identified as L Mulla Ram, K Sujaram, and V Thalla Ram. Preliminary inquiry revealed that the trio purchased the contraband from Bengaluru and transported it to Coimbatore City in a van and a car. They were planning to unload it on Saturday night, but police searched the locality after receiving a tipoff and seized the products, the van, car, and 6 lakh in cash. They were remanded in judicial custody.