20-year-old killed in road accident at Udupi's Kota
Udupi: A pickup van in the early hours on Monday toppled after the driver of the vehicle lost control over the wheels on NH 66 here in Manoor near Kota.
The cleaner of the van which was transporting vegetables died on the spot. The deceased cleaner has been identified as Dinesh Chandrashekhar (20), a resident of Sangli in Maharashtra.
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According to the reports, the truck was transporting vegetables from Bijapur to APMC in Mangaluru when the incident took place in the wee hours of Monday.
Details further added the driver rammed the van into a pole after losing control over the vehicle. After the collision with pole the van topped on the NH 66, killing Dinesh on the spot,
Local police rushed to the spot and registered a case in this regard.
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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.
