Poppy husk worth Rs 1.5 crore seized in UP's Saharanpur, one arrested
Saharanpur (UP) (PTI): Over 10 quintals of poppy husk with an estimated value of around Rs 1.5 crore were seized and a suspected smuggler was arrested in the Sarsawa area of the district, police said on Thursday.
Additional Superintendent of Police (Rural) Mayank Pathak said the arrest took place on Wednesday evening following a tip-off.
Harveer (25) was apprehended from a defunct brick kiln near the highway bridge on the Nakur road, he said.
During interrogation, Harveer told the police that he and his son were involved in the illegal trade of poppy husk, Pathak said.
He further said that the police had recovered a quantity of the contraband from Harveer's room on April 21, after which he was trying to shift another stock kept in a hut in the fields when he was caught.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
