Mob sets man's house on fire, accuses him of abducting woman; cops also attacked
Bareilly (UP) (PTI): A mob of villagers allegedly vandalised and set on fire the house of a man here, accusing him of kidnapping a woman of their community, police said on Saturday.
The angry locals also allegedly attacked the cops who reached the spot on information about the incident, which took place on Friday night in Chandupura Shivnagar village in the Sirauli area here, they added.
The SHO of Sirauli police station and two other policemen were suspended on Saturday for alleged negligence in connection with the incident, the police said.
Bareilly Senior Superintendent of Police Anurag Arya on Saturday morning said on July 29, the 20-year-old daughter of Maiku Lal and 21-year-old Saddam were reported missing in Chandupura Shivnagar. They were found by the police on August 1.
On the request of the woman's father and the villagers, she was handed over to her family, Arya said, adding that Lal submitted in writing that he did not want to lodge any complaint against the youth.
On the consent of the woman, she was handed over to the family and Saddam was detained for questioning, the SSP said.
Despite this, at around 11 pm on Friday night, miscreants allegedly broke into Saddam's house, vandalised it and set it on fire. They also attacked the police team who reached the spot on information about the incident, he said.
Following this, cross FIRs have been filed from both sides in the case, he added.
The SSP also said that SHO of Sirauli police station Luv Sirohi, Sub-inspector Satyaveer Singh and a constable were suspended on Saturday morning over negligence in the matter and not registering an FIR.
He said that the situation in Chandupura Shivnagar is now normal and police force has been deployed to maintain peace.
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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.
