Five more victims from Karnataka identified in Wayanad landslide
Wayanad: Out of the 18 individuals from Karnataka killed in the Wayanad landslides in Kerala, nine were from Mysuru, four from Chamarajnagar, two from Mandya, and three from Kodagu districts. On Thursday, authorities identified the bodies of five more victims.
Gundlupet Tahsildar Ramesh Babu, who is in Wayanad, told the Deccan Herald that the bodies of Rajendra (50) from Irasavadi village in Chamarajanagar taluk, a resident of Chooralmala; Savithri (54) and Shivanna (50) from Ukkalagere in T Narsipur taluk, Mysuru district, residents of Chooralmala; and Leelavathi (55) and her grandson Nihal (2.5) from Kaththaragatta village in KR Pet taluk, Mandya district, residents of Mundakkai have been found. However, the search for Rajendra’s wife, Rathnamma, who was reported missing, continues.
Bodies of Rathnamma (45), wife of Rajendra of Irasavadi of Chamarajanagar taluk; six more from Ukkalagere of T Narsipur taluk of Mysuru district, including Gurumallan (60), Appannan (39), Sabitha (43), Divya (35), Ashwin (13), Jithu (11) are yet to be located.
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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.
