Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Saturday held a meeting with senior police officials about the fallout of the ongoing probe by a Special Investigation Team into the alleged mass burial of bodies at Dharmasthala, and other prevailing issues concerning Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts.
The Minister held the meeting after returning from his visit to Kapu in Udupi district. Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy, Inspector General of Police (Western Range) Amit Singh, Superintendents of Police of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi K. Arun and Hariram Shankar respectively, and Deputy Commissioners of Police H.N. Mithun and K. Ravi Shankar were among the attendees.
Among the issues discussed at the meeting were the ban on use of high volume loudspeakers at night, action taken on curbing of illegal sand mining and laterite stone quarrying, and measures taken related to prevention of drug abuse. The operations of the Special Action Force, Coastal Security Police, and the Anti-Naxal Force were also brought up.
Mr. Parameshwara is scheduled to depart from Mangaluru on Sunday.
Published – August 23, 2025 11:20 pm IST
