Father pours petrol on son sets him on fire; arrested
Mangaluru: In a shocking incident that occurred on Monday night, a father poured petrol on his son and lit him on fire following an argument over tying their domestically owned cattle outside their residence in Mangaluru’s Jeppina Mogaru.
The accused father who has been identified as Vishwanath Shetty (52), a resident of Kopparigeguttu, has been arrested by the police. His son, the burn victim has been identified as Swamith Shetty (25), is currently receiving medical treatment in a hospital.
Reportedly, the father-son duo had gotten into a verbal conflict over the topic of tying their cattle outside their residence, and Swamith Shetty used derogatory language, behaved aggressively towards his father, after which Vishwanath Shetty poured petrol on his son and lit him on fire, the complaint states.
A case has been registered in this regard at the Kankanady City Police station.
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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.
