Pajir: Lightning strikes house, family unhurt
Konaje: Lightning struck a home at a village in Pajir town during the heavy rainfall on Tuesday. However, the entire family escaped unhurt.
A lightning bolt struck a house that belongs to Sadashiva Shetty at Bengodipadavu this afternoon. A wall of the house is cracked, and the window glasses are crushed in the incident. Also, the electronics items in the home were burned and caused a considerable loss. The electricity meter has also been burned.
The householders were inside the house when the lightning struck the home. However, they were fortunate enough to survive as the incident took place in another room.
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Man held with Rs 6.23 lakh drugs in Palghar
Palghar (PTI): Police have arrested a man after seizing drugs valued at Rs 6.23 lakh from his possession in Maharashtra's Palghar district, officials said on Sunday.
Based on intelligence inputs, the police conducted a raid at Dhaniv Bagh in the Nalasopara area on December 4 and apprehended the man.
During a search, they recovered brown sugar valued at Rs 6 lakh and Nitrazepam (a psychotropic drug) tablets costing Rs 23,628 from his possession, a police release said.
The accused, identified as Salim Bagion alias Sardar Chacha (40), was arrested and booked under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the release said.
The accused is a habitual offender. He has 12 previous cases registered against him, including three under the NDPS Act, the police said.
