Cardiac Arrest in Theatre: Mandarthi Festival’s Lead Character Sadhu Kottari Passes Away
Udupi: In an incident that occurred early Tuesday morning, a Yakshagana Artist reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest in the theatre and passed away on the way to the hospital at Kalbettu near Kajri in Shiriya.
The deceased has been identified as Sadhu Kottari (58), the Lead Yakshagana Artist at the Mandarthi Festival. Reportedly, during the performance of ‘Mahakali Magadendra’ around 3 am at the Mandarthi festival in Kalbettu, Sadhu Kottari experienced a cardiac arrest amid his performance and collapsed on the stage.
Although he was being immediately rushed to a Private Hospital in Brahmavar, he passed away before obtaining any treatment.
Sadhu Kottari, who used to live with his family at Barkur, was renowned as a senior Badaguthittu Artist. He has been known to have performed for more than 40 years in an illustrative career as a Yakshagana Artist.
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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.
