Mangaluru Police nab five in major MDMA drug bust
Mangaluru, Oct 2: In a significant crackdown on drug trafficking, the Central Crime Branch (CCB) police in Mangaluru have arrested five individuals allegedly involved in the sale and transport of the banned substance MDMA. The operation, which took place in the Konaje police jurisdiction, resulted in the seizure of 70 grams of MDMA. Along with the drugs, the police confiscated five mobile phones, Rs 1,460 in cash, and a digital weighing scale. The total value of the seized items, including the MDMA worth Rs 3, 50,000, is estimated at Rs 4, 25,500.
The suspects, identified as Abdul Shakir (24) from Shivamogga, Hassan Ashir (34) from Manjeshwar, Riyaz AK (31) from Kannur, Mohammed Naushad (22) from Kasargod, and Yasin Imraj (35) from Manjeshwar, were taken into custody during the raid near Nettillapadavu. Acting on a tip-off, the police discovered that the group had been selling MDMA to both students and the public within Mangaluru city limits.
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The operation was led by CCB Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Manoj Kumar Naik, along with Inspector Shyam Sundar HM, PSI Sharanappa Bhandari, and other members of the CCB team.
The accused have been charged at the Konaje police station. Notably, two of the arrested individuals have prior criminal records. Hassan Ashir has been involved in assault and previous drug-related crimes in Manjeshwar, while Yasin Imraj has been linked to drug trafficking cases in both Manjeshwar and Bengaluru.
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ECI website faces outage amid vote counting in Jharkhand, Maharashtra
New Delhi: Election Commission of India’s official results website ‘results.eci.gov.in’ has reportedly experienced a technical outage on Saturday morning, at a time when India closely watches the high-stakes Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly poll battle.
Visitors visiting the site were met with non-functional links and a generic “counting in progress” message, leaving them without updated election data. The ECI has not issued an official explanation for the disruption.
Vote counting, which began at 8 a.m. with postal ballots, is underway for 288 assembly seats in Maharashtra and 81 in Jharkhand. Early trends suggest a lead for the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra, currently ahead in 141 seats, while the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) is leading in 96. In Jharkhand, the BJP-led NDA is ahead in 43 seats, while the ruling JMM-led alliance is trailing with leads in 33 constituencies.
Additionally, counting is underway for 48 assembly bypolls across 13 states and two parliamentary seats, Nanded in Maharashtra and Wayanad in Kerala.
