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Udupi : We are trying our best to release the arrested Shankar Poojary at Kuwait Airport due to illegal supply of banned medicines, said Mubarak.

Addressing the media persons during press meet at Udupi Press Club, Mubarak said that I don’t have any contact with Shanker Poojary. He himself called me to give prescribed medicines to my mother-in-law Thasleem Fathima who is working in Kuwait. She had requested Shankar to bring her the tablets from India and he had agreed to bring the tablets. Hence, he contacted me and told to bring tablets to his house in Basrur, he said.

Mubarak said that he handed over the prescribed medicines given by KMC doctors and purchased said medicines from Radha Medicals Udupi on 10^th June, 2018 and handed over these medicines “Ultracet tablets” with him along with some sweets around one kilograms. We gave two packets separately, sweet and medicines along with Sai Radha Medical purchase bill and prescription sheet. But, later we came to know that both bill and prescription sheet not taken by Shankar at the time of departure to Kuwait. Hence, without reasonable bills he had arrested in the airport. We do not know, these medicines are banned in Kuwait. After twenty days only we came to understand that he was arrested in Kuwait airport at the time of arrival. We have no intention to make anything to harmful to Shankar Poojary, he said.

Shankar Poojary’s wife Jyothi informed me by phone call about the reason of the arrest. She filed police complaint in Kundapur Police station against me and Kundapur Police interrogated me and discussed the matter and suggested to take the guidance from Gopal who was familiar in politics. Later on, as per Gopal, we sent medical bill, doctor certificate, CD of M.R.I. to Shobha Karandlaje MP, Nilin Kumar Kateel, MP of DK. They also contacted the external affairs minister as well as Indian Embassy in Kuwait and sent the said medical bill and other papers, he said.

We are tried our best to release Shankar Poojary at the earliest. We were no knowledge that these medicines banned in Kuwait. Shankar Poojary’s wife Jyothi giving false statements to the newspaper reporters that we had not done any help to her to release. Ansar Ahmed District Rakshana Vedike President also without knowing anything has been giving false statement in various media against our family. We do not care about these false allegations against us and we shall try all efforts to release Shankar from the jail, he said.

Gopal Kalinje and others were present during the press meet.