Greater Noida: 2 killed, 10 hurt in road accidents
Noida (PTI): Two people were killed and 10 sustained injuries in separate road accidents in Greater Noida, police said on Saturday.
In a four-vehicle crash on the Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida, a person was killed and nine were injured, they said.
The multi-vehicle pile-up took place around midnight when the vehicles were at the 30 km milestone in Jewar on the Noida-Agra carriageway.
"A bus collided with a truck and soon two cars also collided with them one after the other. One person identified as Satya Prakash (35), a native of Etawah district, who was aboard the bus died while nine others suffered injuries," a police spokesperson said.
Those injured were taken to a local hospital for treatment, the official said.
In a separate incident, a motorcycle-borne man was killed after being hit by a car near the ITBP campus near Lakhnawali village, police said.
The rashly-driven car allegedly ploughed into two motorcycles and an auto-rickshaw at around 10 pm on Friday, they said.
"Motorcycle rider Jitendra (35), who lived in Lakhnawali village, died while another person Upendra (40), who lives in Khurd Gulawathi village, suffered injuries," a police spokesperson said.
Police said they have seized the erring car and taken the driver, Bhola, and one more person into custody.
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Six arrested in Bengaluru drug racket; narcotics worth Rs 20 crore seized
Bengaluru: Six persons have been arrested for allegedly procuring banned narcotic substances at low prices and selling them for profit, with college students among the buyers, police said on Tuesday.
Police seized 8 kg 58 g of MDMA, 5 kg 700 g of hydro ganja, four mobile phones, and a car used to transport the drugs. The total value of the seized items is estimated at Rs 10.05 crore, while the market value is around Rs 20.10 crore, The Times of India reported.
The arrests followed searches carried out at various locations based on specific intelligence inputs.
Police said information had been received about the sale of banned drugs, including MDMA and hydro ganja, within the limits of Yeshwanthpur and Nandini Layout police stations.
“During these operations, six individuals were detained on different dates, two from other states and four locals,” a statement issued by the office of City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh said.
“Upon interrogation, the accused confessed that they were purchasing banned drugs such as MDMA and hydro ganja at low prices from unknown inter-state and local suppliers and selling them to the public, with college students among the buyers, for profit,” the statement added.
Police said efforts are underway to identify and trace the suppliers involved in the network.
All six accused have been produced before a court on different dates and remanded to judicial custody, police said.
