Konaje: In an incident that reportedly occurred on Monday night, three bike-borne individuals attacked a Shop-owner who had just finished closing his shop for the day by brandished swords against him near Mangaluru University in Konaje. The Shop owner reportedly escaped the attack with minor injuries. 

The victim who escaped with minor injuries has been identified as Prakash, the owner of Durga Fancy & General Store located near the Mangaluru University’s indoor stadium. Reportedly, Prakash had closed his shop on Monday night and was heading home when he was attacked by the bike-borne trio. Although he managed to escape major injuries, Prakash revealed in his complaint to the police that he had received minor injuries on his arm.

Konaje Police are investigating the incident.

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Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.

A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.

He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.

During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.

Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.

As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.