One-and-a-half-year-old dies in Kasaragod after beetle gets stuck in trachea
Kasaragod, Jul 11: A one and half-year child died after a beetle allegedly got stuck in his trachea in this district, police said on Sunday.
The cause of death of Anvedh was revealed following a post mortem conducted on his body today.
The incident was reported from Nullipady Chennikaraon Saturday night.
According to police, the toddler was rushed to a hospital in the neighbourhood soon after he fell unconscious while playing inside his house.
He died while being taken to the hospital.
The doctors could not ascertain the cause of death.
A post-mortem of the body was performed at the General hospital here and the surgeons found the beetle trapped in the respiratory tract of the kid.
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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.
