
Near the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border on the Bengaluru-Hosur Highway, a police head constable was dragged on the bonnet of a speeding car for over 500 meters after attempting to stop a vehicle suspected of smuggling banned gutka and liquor. The driver, 34-year-old Yarab Pasha, fled but was later arrested. Police recovered 390 kg of gutka and liquor from the vehicle. The constable sustained a fracture but escaped serious injury. Authorities are investigating the smuggling network involved.
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