Mangaluru: Oncoming train runs over two women crossing the railway track; Both dead
Mangaluru: In a gruesome accident that occurred on Saturday morning, two women died on the spot after being run over by a train while crossing the railway track at Jeppu Mahakali Padpu.
The women have been identified as Vasanthi (50) and Prema (48), residents of the area.
It has been learned that it had been a daily routine for the two women, who were working as the Beedi workers to pass through the Jeppu railway track. Vasanthi and Prema were reportedly walking from their residence in Kudppadi Dota to the Beedi Branch in Mahakali Padpu to deliver the beedis and were in the process of crossing the railway track as per their everyday routine when an oncoming train coming from Kerala to Mangaluru ran over the duo killing them both. Reportedly, the women did not notice the oncoming train and fell under the moving train.
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The railway police arrived at the scene of the accident and an investigation is underway.
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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.
