MP: Woman gangraped, consumes pesticide, hospitalised; one of two accused held
Betul, Mar 17: A married woman was gang-raped by two persons following which she consumed pesticide in Madhya Pradesh's Betul district, police said on Sunday.
The incident occurred in Bordehi police station limits on Saturday and one of the two accused has been arrested, said Sub Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) Shalini Paraste.
"The victim (38) was coming home on Saturday evening from a farm plot when two persons, one of them known to her, offered to give her a lift on their scooter. The accused, however, took her to a deserted place and raped her," she said.
"Following the incident, she consumed pesticide and is admitted in Betul's district hospital. The police and tehsildar recorded the statements of the victim in the hospital and registered a zero FIR," the SDOP informed.
The case will be forwarded to Bordehi police station for further action, she added.
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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.
