Three arrested for attempted murder of Studio-Owner at Farangipete
Bantwal: On Wednesday night, Dinesh Kottinje, the owner of Trisha Studio at Farangipete was attacked by armed perpetrators in a murder attempt and a subsequent case was registered. The police have revealed that the three men involved in the murder attempt have been arrested.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Mohammed Arshad (19), Abdul Rahman (22), and Muhammed Saifuddeen (22). Another accomplice named Sawad escaped arrest and is in hiding as per the police.
The four accused reportedly visited the photo studio at Farangipete that is owned by Dinesh Kottinje on Wednesday night around 7.15 pm in the guise of customers and assaulted the owner with knives. The victim sustained knife injuries on his head, right hand, and the left side of the abdomen. Shekar Poojary, who was at the scene of the assault reportedly swung the chairs violently on the accused to stop the assault and sustained injuries in the process.
The injured, Dinesh was taken to a private hospital in Mangalore and police sources revealed that he is currently undergoing treatment.
Sources in the police have also said that the crime is linked to the recent case of sexual abuse that unfolded at Kumpanamajalu near Farangipete, where a young lady was the victim of abuse. Dinesh is said to have supported the relatives of the sexual abuse victim because of which he was attacked in an act of revenge by the perpetrators on Wednesday.
A case has been registered at the Bantwal Rural police station. District SP Laxmi Prasad visited the crime scene and ordered for an appropriate arrangement to seal the crime scene. Bantwal DYSP Valentine D ‘Souza, Circle Inspector T D Nagaraj and Rural SI Prasanna examined the crime scene and further investigations are underway
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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.
