Son who went to bring flowers for father's funeral dies in road accident in Sirsi
Sirsi: In a heart-wrenching incident that occurred on Monday, a young man who had gone to the marketplace to bring flowers for the funeral rites of his father who had passed away in the morning, also died in a road accident near the SBI Circle at Sirsi. It is learned that another youngster accompanying him has also died in the accident.
The deceased men have been identified as Ravichandra Vaddar (34), and Sunil Indoor (26), residents of Ganesh Nagar in Sirsi.
The accident is said to have occurred due to a collision between a bike and a bus.
Ravichandra’s father, Hanumanthappa had passed away earlier on Monday and the youngsters, Ravichandra and Sunil had ventured to the marketplace in a bike to bring flowers for the last rites of his father. At this time, a bus is said to have crashed into their bike. Tragically, both young men fell under the wheels of the bus and were crushed to death, it is learned.
In this regard, a case has been registered at the Sirsi Police Station.
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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.
