Fire destroys fish stall in Uppinangady; Sangh Parivar activists suspect foul play, demand action
Uppinangady: In an incident that reportedly occurred on Sunday night, a roadside fish shop was destroyed in a fire near Halegetu at Uppinangady and speculations are being made that criminals may have lit the fire.
The fish shop damaged in the fire which is located at Halegetu near the National Highway reportedly was owned by a man named Ashok. The fish that were kept for selling and stored in ice in the shop have all been destroyed in the fire along with the shop, it is learned.
Uppinangady police arrived at the site and conducted an investigation. On Monday morning, MLA Sanjeev Matandoor also visited the site and reportedly investigated the happenings.
The Sangh Parivar’s workers gathered at the site on Monday morning and demanded the immediate arrest of the criminals responsible for the fire.
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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.
