Mangaluru: Urva Police on late Wednesday night arrested a young man on charges on consuming Ganja and booked him under relevant charges. He was arrested near Urva Store Market Ground in the city.

The arrested person has been identified as Hitesh. He came under the police suspicion when a patrolling team found him lingering around on the streets and interrogated him. He was then sent for medical examination on suspicion of having consumed drugs.

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He was later arrested and charged by the cops after the medical tests proved him to be under the influence of Ganja.

Earlier in day, the police had arrested another man from Kasargod near Nehru Maidaan in the city for causing nuisance, he had also tested positive for drugs consumption after medical examination.

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New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi Police has arrested five of a family for allegedly assaulting a police officer and snatching his service pistol during a raid in the Sultanpuri area, an official said on Wednesday.

The accused are Rajender (50), his sons Ritik (24), Sachin (29), Abhishek (26), and his daughter Komal (22). 

The incident occurred on September 2, when a team from the Anti-Narcotics Task Force arrested Alka, wife of Rajender, for possession of heroin, police said.

During the raid, Alka's family members attacked a police officer with sticks and bricks and snatched his service pistol, mobile phone, and wallet. However, the officer managed to recover his service pistol, they said.

Police said that an FIR was registered and an investigation was launched.

Acting on a tip-off, police arrested the accused, absconding since the incident, from a flat in Raghubir Nagar in Delhi.