Mangaluru: Oscar Fernandes undergoes brain surgery
Mangaluru: Senior Congress leader Oscar Fernandes who had been receiving treatment at the Yenepoya Hospital in the city underwent brain surgery early on Tuesday.
The blood clot that had been found in his brain was removed through the surgery, sources from his family revealed.
The surgery which began around midnight went on till 5.30 am on Tuesday. The surgery was conducted by a team of doctors under the leadership of Yenepoya hospital’s Dr. Divakar Rao and A. J. Hospital’s Dr. Sunil Shetty, it is learned.
On July 19, Oscar Fernandes had lost his balance and fallen while performing yoga at his residence. He had reportedly neglected the fall on account of minor injuries. On the same day, he had gone to the hospital for a preliminary examination for dialysis treatment. During the check-up, the doctors reportedly found a blood clot in his brain and admitted him to the ICU for further treatment.
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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.
