Puttur: Boy dies after choking on cashew nuts
Puttur: In a tragic incident that occurred on Wednesday, a child who was eating cashew nuts at his residence reportedly choked on the cashew nuts resulting in his death at Saalmara Uramal in Puttur.
The deceased child has been identified as Saalmara resident Isaq’s 3.5-year-old son. The child was reportedly eating cashew nuts in his house when the cashew got lodged in his throat causing him to become asphyxiated. The choking child was immediately taken to the hospital in Puttur and later admitted to a hospital in Mangaluru. Unfortunately, the little boy did not survive the ordeal, it is learned.
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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.
