Belthangady: Three members of one family succumbs to COVID-19 in less than 15 days
Belthangady: In a heart-wrenching incident reported from Ujire Grama Panchayath limits, three members of a family have succumbed to COVID-19 in less than 15 days.
The deceased have been identified as Puralla (92), his daughter Appi (45), and Appi’s husband Guruva (52), they were residents of Gandhi Nagar in Ujire. All three members of the family died after testing positive for the deadly virus in the span of 15 days.
According to the reports, Puralla, who is the father of former President of Ujire Grama Panchayath Srinivas, tested positive for the virus and passed away on May 13 at a hospital in Mangaluru. Puralla’s daughter Appi then tested positive for COVID and succumbed on May 23.
On May 27, Appi’s husband Guruva who had also tested positive for the virus breathed his last.
Gandhi Nagar in Ujire has seen a steep rise in COVID cases in the last few days with more than 50 people testing positive in the area. The death of three members of one family has terrified people in the locality.
The Taluka administration on the other hand has been trying to cap the number of cases in the region by creating awareness among the people and has urged people to cooperate with the authorities by following COVID-19 restrictions and norms set by the government.
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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.
