I-T raids underway in medical colleges in Karnataka
Mangaluru: I-T (Income Tax department) sleuths of six different teams on Wednesday morning have raided the homes, hospitals, and offices of four prominent businessmen in Mangaluru.
The hospitals in Mangaluru namely A.J. hospital, Yenepoya Medical College, the Kanachur Hospital in Natekkal, Deralakatte, and the home belonging to the owner of Srinivas College Hospital were raided by the IT department.
Searches are being carried out in various medical colleges in Karnataka by IT sleuths, sources in the Income Tax department said.
The raids were conducted in certain colleges in Bengaluru, Mangaluru and Davangere.
The IT sleuths accompanied by Enforcement Directorate officials swooped down on institutions, offices and residences belonging to owners of the medical colleges this morning.
In the state capital, raids were carried out at two colleges.
However, officials did not divulge any information on the raids.
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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.
