Mangaluru Police arrest auto driver for peddling MDMA, seize drugs worth ₹3.75 Lakh
Mangaluru: The Mangaluru City Crime Branch (CCB) police have arrested an autorickshaw driver for allegedly transporting and selling the banned drug MDMA in the city. The accused, identified as 32-year-old Muhammad Abdul Jalil from Kasaba Bengare, was arrested under the limits of the Bunder police station.
According to the police, they had received specific intelligence that MDMA was being transported from Bengaluru to Mangaluru through a parcel and was being sold to the public, including students, from an autorickshaw. Acting on the tip-off, the CCB team launched an operation on Tuesday, which led to the arrest of Abdul Jalil and the seizure of 75 grams of MDMA, valued at ₹3.75 lakh.
In addition to the drugs, the police also confiscated a mobile phone and the autorickshaw used for transportation, bringing the total value of the seized items to approximately ₹5 lakh.
A case has been registered at the Bandar police station, and further investigation is underway. The operation was conducted under the guidance of CCB unit ACP Manoj Kumar Naik, with a team led by Police Inspector Rafiq KM, SSI Sudeep MV, ASI Rama Poojary, and other police personnel.
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Youth Congress demands Pradhan's resignation over NEET question paper leak
Bhubaneswar (PTI): Youth Congress activists on Friday staged a protest here demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET question paper leak.
Holding posters, banners and party flags, the Youth Congress activists took out a protest rally in Bhubaneswar from the state Congress office to Master Canteen Square and burnt effigies of Pradhan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The education system has collapsed during the tenure of the BJP-led NDA government, Youth Congress leader Laxmipriya Nayak alleged.
During the past 12 years of Modi's rule, there have been 89 paper leaks and 48 examinations retested, she claimed.
"About 2 crore youths have been affected by the question paper leaks in the last 7-10 years. And, 24 lakh students have been affected by the recent NEET question paper leak incident," another protester, Shilpishree Harichandan, claimed.
"The Union government is playing with the future of the youths of the country. So, Pradhan has no moral right to continue in his position. He should step down," Harichandan said.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) had cancelled the NEET-UG exam, held on May 3, after a paper leak. The Union education minister on Friday announced that the NEET-UG re-exam will be conducted on June 21.
