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Man with two passports, wife held in banned drug case.

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Mangaluru, September 19: Police arrested a couple on the charges of deceiving their friend by asking to carry parcel containing medicine which was banned in abroad and also for possessing two passports.

Richard Louis Castelino and his wife Justine Castelino, residents of Karkala town were arrested by the police.

Melwin Fernandes, resident of Karkala was employed in Kuwait. While Melwin Fernandes visited his native, accused Richard Louis had requested Melwin Fernandes to bring him a parcel to Kuwait containing medicines that would be given by Richard’s wife as he was ill. Accordingly Melwin Fernandes carried the parcel given by Richard’s wife to Kuwait. Meanwhile police at Kuwait arrested Melwin Fernandes.

Melwin Fernandes was arrested for carrying the drugs that was banned in Kuwait which was found in the parcel given by Justine Castelino meant to be given to her husband Richard Louis. During the investigations, Melwin Fernandes who was unaware of the banned medicines in the parcel told the Kuwait police that this parcel was meant for Richard Louis. The Kuwait police then said Melwin Fernandes that Richard Louis does not stay in that country and he in the past had stolen a car in Kuwait and was sent in exile. Melwin Fernandes was later sent to jail.

Carol Fernandes, wife of Melwin Fernandes filed a case in this regard in Karkala town police station and had stated in the complaint that Richard Louis possess two passports. The Karkala police who investigated about the passports submitted report to the court stating that Richard Louis does not possess two passports.

But Carol Fernandes in relation to this had met the Chief Minster Siddaramaiah, Minister U T Khader, Former Union Minister Oscar Fernandes, former Minister Veerappa Moily, and Central Minister D V Sadananda Gowda. They had written on this to the Central Foreign Affairs Minster and the minister had helped them. Meantime, Melwin Fernandes had spent nine months in jail. Later Carol had met the Western Range IGP Amrit Paul and informed about the matter.

As per his instruction, a fresh case was filed in the court. The case was handed over to DySP Dr H N  Venkatesh Prasanna. Dr H N Venkatesh Prasanna who began investigations tracked the bank account of accused Richard Louis wife Justine.

The investigations revealed that Justine possessed a bank account in Karkala Canara Bank to which a person named Roshan Crasta was sending money from Kuwait. The Police who further investigated on the money transfer through the Canara Bank, wrote to the NEFT firm and through it to the Doralco Money Exchange in Kuwait and obtained the ID card of Roshan Crasta. The photograph in that ID matched with photo of Richard Louis Castelino, informed the press release.

The Police officials who went for immigration collected the details of passport bearing the name of Roshan Crasta. The photo in this passport matched with that of the photo of accused Richard Louis. Hence it was confirmed that the accused possessed two passports. On September 15th, police arrested accused Richard Louis and his wife Justine.

Directed by IGP Amrit Paul, Dr H N Venaktesh Prasanna had carried the investigations which were assisted by Lolaksha G Shivakumar, and Vijaya Kumar, stated the press release.

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