Five Naxals, two supporters held in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur
Bijapur (PTI): Five Naxalites and two supporters of the outlawed Maoist movement were arrested with explosives in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, a police official said on Sunday.
The five ultras were apprehended from the forest near Kandka and Jabeli villages under Naimed police station limits when the 210th battalion of CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action), which is an elite unit of CRPF, was out on anti-Maoist operation on Friday, he said.
The five were identified as Kamlu Oyam (33), Laxman Ursa (30), Lekam Aytu (34), Lachhu Oyam (39) and Pandru Ursa (31), he said, adding a tiffin bomb, cordex wire and other materials were seized from them.
Meanwhile, Maoist supporters Mad Lakshminarayan alias Madde Lakshmaiya (20) and Laxman Chidem alias Lakshminarayan (21) were held at a mobile check point (MCP) on Mattimarka road under Bhopalpatnam police station limits, he said.
One tiffin bomb, detonators, electric wire and cordex wire were found in their possession, the official added.
A local court remanded the seven in judicial custody, he said.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
