Mangaluru: Coconut tree falls on top of City Bus; Public pluck coconuts from fallen tree
Mangaluru: In an incident that occurred on Tuesday, a coconut tree fell on top of a City Bus at Mallikatte circle.
The City Bus was on its way to Nanthur when the coconut tree fell on top of the vehicle at Mallikatte circle. The electrical lines were also damaged due to the tree fall, it is learned.
The public who were near the site reportedly plucked coconuts from the fallen tree and took them home. Later, the Traffic Police with the cooperation of the public undertook the task of clearing the fallen tree, 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.
