Mangaluru: Kambala racer Srinivas Gowda gets threatening call
Mangaluru, July 17: Kambala racer Srinivas Gowda, also known as Usain Bolt of Kambala, has received a threatening call.
A person called Gowda over the mobile phone number, issued the threat, used abusive words and said he would teach the racer the history of Kambala, which is an annual buffalo race.
An audio-clip of the purported conversation has gone viral in the social media.
The caller, introducing himself as Prashanth Bangera belonging to a caste outfit, asked Gowda to meet him at his office in the city.
The racer expressed his inability to meet him there and said they can meet at Moodbidri, 34 kms away.
Then, Bangera says: I will come. But when you come, shield yourback and bring your fans."
Following this, Gowda lodged a police complaint.
Umanath Kotian, an MLA, and Abhayachandra Jain, former Minister, condemned the incident. The MLA said he would ask the police to take action.
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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.
