Moving car catches fire on busy PVS Circle in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: In an incident reported from PVS Circle in the city here, a moving car caught fire in the middle of the road triggering panic among the locals.
Fortunately, the driver of the car and three other women who were traveling in the car escaped unhurt from the incident.
According to the reports the car was coming from Kodialbail and was approaching PVS Circle when the driver of the car noticed fire. Quickly reacting to the situation the driver stopped the car and vacated all the women passengers in the car.
The traffic police personnel along with other locals doused off the fire from the vehicle and a fire brigade team was called to the spot to extinguish the fire. The car was partially damaged.
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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.
