Court orders petrol bunk to pay Rs. 15 lakh compensation to consumer for mixing water in petrol
Karwar: Local consumer court on Friday ordered a petrol bunk owner to pay a compensation of Rs. 15, 13,475 after it ruled in the favor of complainant who had alleged that the petrol bunk owners had scammed consumers by mixing water in fuel in 2018.
Complainant Ansar Channa, a Bhatkal-based businessman had filled fuel from the petrol bunk on 7th March 2018. Soon after filling the fuel, Ansar’s car engine seized, his brakes failed and he managed to narrowly escape a fatal road accident while driving with his family.
Upon inspection, it was found that what was filled in his fuel tank was petrol mixed with water that prompted his car engine to fail.
One of the petrol bunk owners was then arrested and sent into custody under various sections of the Indian Penal Code.
The case was then taken up for hearing by the consumer court. Apart from the compensation with a 6% interest P.A, the court has also asked the accused to pay Rs. 50,000 for the mental shock and agony to the complainant with a cost of Rs. 10,000.
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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.
