Mangaluru: Man held for selling ganja, 425 grams seized
Mangaluru (PTI): In a crackdown on narcotics trafficking following similar drives in Bengaluru and Mysuru, police on Tuesday arrested a man for allegedly selling ganja here.
A team from the Ullal police station conducted a search on December 29 in the Kalpana area near the railway track, acting on specific information, police said.
They eventually apprehended a suspect allegedly involved in the sale of prohibited narcotic substances.
The accused has been identified as Raj Pal, a native of Juri Chandrapur in Hardoi district, Uttar Pradesh.
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He had allegedly brought ganja from his home state and was selling it to customers in Ullal for monetary gain, police said.
From his possession, police seized 425 grams of ganja, valued at approximately Rs 21,000, along with Rs 650 in cash, a mobile phone, and other items.
The accused was taken into custody earlier in the day at the same location, police added.
A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.
Further investigation is underway to ascertain the source of the contraband and possible links to a wider drug network.
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Ramzan fasts to begin in India from Thursday
New Delhi (PTI): Ramzan fasts will begin on Thursday in India as the crescent moon marking the start of the fasting month was sighted in various parts of the country on Wednesday.
After the sighting of the moon, the holy month begins and for the next 30 days, Muslims fast from dawn to dusk.
Shahi Imam of Chandni Chowk's Fatehpuri mosque Maulana Mufti Mukarram Ahmed announced that the crescent moon was sighted and the month of fasting will start from February 19.
Naib Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Syed Shaban Bukhari also declared that the moon was sighted.
During this month, a special prayer called Taraweeh are offered in mosques in the evening. In this prayer, the entire Quran is recited and it continues till the sighting of the Eid moon.
Mufti Mukarram has appealed to the Muslim community to "pray as much as possible for the well-being of the 140 crore people of the country".
