Kapu: In a road accident that occurred on National Highway 66 early Sunday morning, 17 people from Tamil Nadu, who were visiting the religious centres here, were injured in a collision between their mini bus and a truck parked by the road at Udyavara of Udupi district.

The group was traveling from Mangaluru to the Kollur Mookambika Temple when their mini bus rammed into the stationary truck from behind. While 17 passengers in the mini bus were injured in the accident, the health condition of four of them was found to be serious, police sources have said.

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Also, the bus was heavily damaged in front, due to the impact of the collision, they said.

Kapu Police, who visited the accident spot, conducted an inspection. The injured travelers were taken to a private hospital in Udupi with the help of passersby.

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Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.

A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.

He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.

During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.

Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.

As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.