2 youths charred to death after their house set on fire over property dispute in Kanpur
Kanpur (UP) (PTI): Two youths were charred to death when their house here was allegedly set on fire over a property dispute with relatives early Wednesday morning, said police.
The incident took place in the Lashigawan village under the Sen Paschim Para police station when the victims were fast asleep. The deceased have been identified as Anil Singh (23) and his cousin Raj (22), a bike mechanic.
Additional Commissioner of Police (law and order) Harish Chander said that neighbours, who spotted a plume of thick smoke and raging flames emanating from Anil's house, immediately alerted the police.
The local police, along with firefighters, soon reached the site and found that both Anil and Raj were dead, he added. The bike parked inside the house was also found badly charred.
Their family members have alleged that the incident might have been an outcome of a property dispute with relatives, he said, adding that they are yet to give a complaint to the police in this connection.
Liquor bottles and glasses were also allegedly found from the site, he said.
The bodies have been sent for autopsy to ascertain the exact cause of their death, he added.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
