Two cousins drown in river at Kundapur
Kundapur: In an incident that reportedly occurred on Monday evening, two youngsters lost their lives after drowning in the waters of Kuntuhole Kupparigegundi near Ardi Konjadi Guntubeelu Chakkarmakki.
The deceased youngsters have been identified as Mohan Naik (21) son of 9th Maikallu resident D. Kaalu Naik and Suresh (19), son of Mahabala Naik. They were cousin brothers, it is learned.
The two were working as daily wage labourers in a farm and had gone to collect greens as manure for the farm on Monday evening. Sources said they might have accidentally slipped into the Kuntuhole riuvlet near the farm. Others went searching for them as they did not return after a long time. A search was launched in the rivulet and the bodies were recovered.
A case has been registered in this regard at the Shankaranarayan 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.
