Kuttar: In an incident that occurred on Friday night, two youngsters who were travelling on a bike were stabbed by unknown individuals near the Ullal Police station’s jurisdiction at Kuttar. Allegedly, the assailants who were on another bike, intentionally caused an accident to intercept the victims and stabbed them with knives in an unprovoked attack.

The victims have been identified as Aditya (23), a resident of Sevantigudde, and Pavan (27), a resident of Pandit House near Kuttar. 

Aditya and Pavan were reportedly on their way from Kuttar to Amblamogaru. During that time, it is learned that unknown bike riders who were following them had intentionally crashed into their bike and attacked them with knives, and fled from the scene.

The injured duo have been taken to a private hospital in Derlakatte. 

A case has been registered at the Ullal Police Station in this regard.

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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.