Pained by sister's death, brother dies within five hours of her death in Kundapur
Kundapur: In an incident that occurred on Monday, the sibling duo of a brother and a sister passed away on the same day at Belvai.
The deceased siblings who died within 5 hours of each other’s death have been identified as Subbanna Naik (65) and his younger sister Girija (60), residents of Jeddu by the main road in Belvai.
On Monday, Girija experienced a heart attack around 2 pm and passed away in her residence. Shocked at the news of his sister’s death, older brother Subbanna experienced a heart attack that same evening around 7 pm and passed away in a hospital, it is learned.
Although both lived in separate residences, their homes were beside one another.
Girija is survived by her only son. Subbanna is survived by his wife, son, and three daughters.
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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.
