Ganja presence found in chocolates seized during raid at shops in Mangaluru: Police Commissioner
Mangaluru: Mangalore City Police Commissioner, Kuldeep Kumar Jain, revealed that cannabis-laced chocolates were discovered during a recent raid on shops located in Car Street and another area of the city.
On July 19, the Bunder Police conducted a raid at the Vaibhav Pooja Sales shop in Car Street and seized a total of 300 packets of chocolates, each containing 40 pieces, along with an additional 592 individual chocolates. The estimated value of the seized chocolates amounted to Rs 48,000. Subsequently, a case was registered against the shop owner, Manohar Shet, at the Bunder police station.
On the same day, the Pandeshwar police carried out a raid at a shop in their jurisdiction and seized chocolates valued at Rs 5,500. The shop owner, identified as Bechan Sonkar, hailing from Uttar Pradesh, was charged and the chocolates were confiscated.
To ascertain the presence of any illicit substances, the police sent the seized chocolates to the forensic science laboratory for analysis. The laboratory report confirmed the presence of Ganja in the chocolates, leading to legal action being taken against the two accused. Both individuals have been remanded in judicial custody.
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Man shoots woman dead, hangs self in UP’s Baghpat over unrequited love
Baghpat (UP) (PTI): A 20-year-old woman was shot dead by a man who later committed suicide in an apparent case of unrequited love in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat on Thursday, police said.
The incident took place in Mahavatpur Bawli village in the Badaut area, where the accused, Satnam, 22, allegedly shot the woman before hanging himself from a tree, they said.
Superintendent of Police, Suraj Kumar Rai, said preliminary findings suggest the incident was linked to unrequited love, adding that all aspects of the case are being probed.
According to police, the deceased woman, Guddan, daughter of Lakhmi Saini, worked as a tailor from her home.
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Satnam, a resident of the same village, had allegedly been in one-sided love with her for a long time and was pressuring her to marry him.
Police said that around 10.30 am, Guddan stepped out of her house to buy some items when Satnam, who was already waiting in a back lane, stopped her.
An argument ensued, following which he allegedly shot her in the head with a country-made pistol.
The woman collapsed on the spot with serious injuries.
The accused then went back to his house and committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree, police said.
Upon receiving information, police rushed to the spot and took the injured woman to a community health centre, where doctors declared her dead.
A forensic team recovered the weapon used in the crime from the scene, they added.
Police have sent both bodies for post-mortem and initiated an investigation, they said.
