Heavy rains in Bengaluru; Houses inundated with water cause chaos to people’s lives
Bangalore: The state capital saw heavy rainfall amid festivities as heavy rains continued to pour all through Friday night causing considerable chaos in the daily lives of the people.
Bengaluru South and R R Nagar regions have received maximum rainfall, and certain areas have recorded more than 100 mm of rainfall in the city.
Rains have brought chaos into the lives of people, with flooding being reported at several residences in the city. Many houses in Dattatreyanagar at Hosakerehalli have reported accumulation of mulch and silt that have destroyed various household items, in the wake of the waterlogging incident.
Along with items that were being utilized on the daily, specially bought materials for the festivities have also been destroyed. Bikes, electrical appliances have incurred damages. There is no clean water to clean the mulch filled homes. Reportedly, people are frantically wandering in search of clean water for everyday use.
The Rain Measure in Various Places
R.R. Nagar – 109 millimeters, Hemmigepur – 107 millimeters, Kengeri -109 millimeters, Vidyapeeth -97 millimeters, Hosakerehalli – 96.5 millimeters, UttaraHalli -90 millimeters, Konakunte – 985 millimeters, Bavangudi, Gagandhareshwara Temple – 81.5 millimeters, Shakhambari Nagar – 81 millimeters, Kumaraswamy Layout – 81 millimeters, Jayanagar – 72 millimeters rainfall has been recorded for the listed places.
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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.
