3 suspected smugglers arrested with drugs worth over Rs 1 cr in Manipur
Imphal (PTI): Three suspected drug smugglers were arrested with 5.89 kg of yaba tablets in Manipur's Tengnoupal district, police said on Monday.
The arrests were made after security forces intercepted their vehicle at a checkpoint in the Tengnoupal police station area.
The accused were identified as James Baite (28), Hatneikim Baite (50) and David T Mate (41).
A total of 5.89 kg of yaba tablets, worth more than Rs 1 crore, was seized from them, police said.
Yaba, meaning 'crazy medicine' in Thai, is a tablet form of methamphetamine, and a very powerful stimulant.
It was introduced in East Asia during World War II to enhance soldiers' performance, and has become increasingly popular among young people in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, as well as Vietnam and Myanmar, according to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.
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Migrant labourer assaulted in Mangaluru after being suspected as Bangladeshi
Mangaluru: A migrant labourer from Jharkhand was allegedly assaulted by four men in the Mangaluru commissionerate limits after they suspected him of being a Bangladeshi national and demanded identity documents, Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy C H said.
The injured man has been identified as Diljan Ansari, who has been working in Mangaluru for the past 10 to 15 years and stays in the city for four to six months every year for employment.
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The accused confronted him, made objectionable remarks, and insisted that he produce various identity documents.
When Ansari repeatedly asserted that he was an Indian citizen, the accused allegedly assaulted him using his own work implements, hitting him on the head. He sustained injuries and began bleeding profusely.
A local woman intervened and rescued him from the attackers. The migrant worker did not initially lodge a complaint due to fear and returned home after the incident. The matter later came to the notice of the police through local leaders, following which an investigation was initiated.
Police have verified that the victim is an Indian citizen who had come to Mangaluru for work.
Based on the findings, a case has been registered under attempt to murder. All four accused have been identified and will be arrested soon.
Further investigation is under way, police said.
