Tiger, dog trapped in pit near Kerala-TN border, rescued
Idukki(Kerala), Jun 8 (PTI): A tiger fell into a deep pit near Maildumpara close to the Tamil Nadu border on Sunday morning while chasing a dog with both the canine and the feline trapped together inside it, the forest department said.
Both the dog and the tiger currently appear to be unharmed and steps were being taken to tranquilise the feline prior to taking it out of the pit, a senior forest official said.
Photographs aired on TV channels show both animals lying in the pit close to each other.
The information about the incident was received around 7am and forest personnel were immediately dispatched to the site which lies between the Tamil Nadu forest reserve and the Periyar sanctuary, the official said.
He also said that it was not an area where tigers were usually seen.
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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.
