Mangaluru: Accused Nagaraj arrested for setting beef stall on fire at Thokkottu
Mangaluru: Mangaluru Police Commissioner on Saturday while addressing a press conference added that one person has been arrested in connection with the case of setting beef stalls in Thokkottu on fire earlier last week.
Police Commissioner Shashi Kumar said the accused has been identified as Nagaraj (37), a resident of Thokkottu.
Police further said Nagaraj used to buy meat from same stall in the market and used to cook and consume it at a friends house.
His actions of setting the stall on fire was prompted by a recent incident when the vendor had refused to give him more quantity of beef.
On January 9, the accused reportedly purchased kerosene and set the stall on fire at around 2 am. He also informed his mother about his crime the same night, who rubbished his claims thinking he was drunk and was lying.
A case in this regard was registered at Ullal Police Station and a special team was formed to investigate the case. The police team collected CCTV footages around the area and zeroed down on Nagaraj, Commissioner said.
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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.
