Four of family die in roof collapse in Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) (PTI): Four members of a family died when the roof of their house collapsed in Chinnavangali village in Nandyal district, a police official said on Friday.
Allagadda sub-divisional police officer Sheik Sharifuddin said Guru Sekhar Reddy (42), his wife Dastagiramma and two minor daughters died when the mud roof of their house collapsed in the intervening night of Thursday and Friday while they were asleep.
"Due to heavy rains in the recent past, the mud roof which also had some wooden beams became heavy and collapsed around 12:30 am on Friday, leading to the death of the four family members," Sharifuddin told PTI on Friday.
After hearing a loud thud in the middle of the night, police said neighbours went to the spot and found the family members dead.
Reddy's second daughter, a student, was away in Kadapa district when the accident occurred.
Sharifuddin said a case has been registered.
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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.
