Three held for attempting to kidnap children in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: Three persons have been arrested in connection with the attempt to kidnap some minor children at Konchady area here on January 13, police said on Saturday.
The trio had come on bikes and tried to kidnap small children playing near the Mahalasa temple at Konchady by throwing gunny bags on them.
The children, however, managed to escape.
City Police Commissioner N Sashi Kumar told reporters here on Saturday all the three have criminal cases against them in different police stations. The accused told the police that they made the attempt just as a prank for uploading the video on YouTube.
The real motive behind the crime is being investigated, Kumar said, The three were produced before the court and sent to police custody for two days.
Police have also arrested one person for setting fire to three beef stalls at Valapete in Thokkottu under Ullal police station limits on January 8. He told police that he had a quarrel with one of the stall owners over the quantity of meat purchased by him.
The shop keeper insulted him in front of others and he set fire to the shops late night in a revenge act.
On the social media post by a woman, who complained of sexual harassment in a bus, the commissioner said police have decided to file case on their own and special teams have been formed to nab the accused.mThe woman had posted her bad experience with the picture of the accused, which she took on her mobile.
Shashi Kumar said a meeting would be held with representatives of the bus owners association to ensure safety of women and students in buses.
A police team would be formed and they would be deployed in mufti at public places to check such activities, he said.
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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.
