Kasaragod: Wife beaten by husband dies
Kasaragod: In an incident that occurred on Monday night, a woman reportedly died after being hit by her husband at Bedadka.
The deceased woman has been identified as Smitha (23), a resident of Bedadka Korattikundu Colony. Her husband, Arun Kumar is the accused in the case, the police informed.
Arun Kumar reportedly assaulted Smitha on Monday night. Upon hearing screams from their residence, the neighbours had arrived at the spot and witnessed a grievously injured Smitha, fallen on the floor. Although she was immediately taken to the local hospital, her life could not be saved, the police informed.
Bedadka police visited the site, conducted an inquiry, and registered a case against Arun Kumar. The motive behind the fatal assault is still unknown.
The dead body of the young woman has been kept in the mortuary at Pariyaram Medical College, it is learned.
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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.
