Fire accident due to short circuit in apartment in Mangaluru; no casualty
Mangaluru: A fire broke out due to a short circuit in an apartment situated on the second floor of a building near Rao and Rao Circle in the heart of the city on Monday morning, resulting in the destruction of various items in the house.
While the house had been rented out to students, no casualty has been reported in the fire accident.
The Pandeshwar fire brigade was informed and fire tenders were sent to the building. The fans in the house were reportedly turned on to let the smoke out. As the apartment as well as the second floor of the building was filled with thick smoke, the personnel were forced to cover their faces with masks and use oxygen cylinders while dousing the flames.
The short circuit is suspected to have occurred when the heater was under use. The sofa and electronic items were gutted in the fire. The loss occurred due to the accident is estimated to be Rs 75,000.
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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.
