Mangaluru: 21-year-old young woman commits suicide at Nelyadi
Nelyadi: In a tragic incident of suicide, a young woman poured kerosene and set herself on fire at Nelyadi in the district.
The deceased young woman has been identified as Navya Joseph (21), daughter of V.J Joseph, resident of Nelyadi and owner of Nelyadi Naveen Interlock.
It is learned that Navya had completed her BBA degree from Mangaluru’s St Aloysius College in the previous academic year and was spending her day at home. On Sunday night, around 10.30 pm, she had retired into her room to sleep and the family found that the door to her room remained closed until 8 am on Monday. Alarmed by this, her mother tried calling her mobile phone, which went unanswered. Navya’s father, V.J Joseph then broke open the door and found that she had ended her life.
It is being said that Navya had allegedly poured kerosene over her body and lit herself on fire.
Uppinangady police, who visited the site of the accident have undertaken an investigation.
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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.
