Udupi: Elderly woman jumps from 7th floor of residential complex in apparent suicide
Udupi: In a tragic incident that occurred on Saturday morning, an elderly woman jumped from the 7th floor of a residential complex in an apparent suicide in Udupi.
The deceased has been identified as Gangamma (70), a resident of Chitradurga.
Reportedly the elderly Gangamma had been living in her son’s apartment for a couple of months in the residential complex next to the city’s Big Bazaar. She had recently contracted COVID and had recovered from the illness a few days ago, it is learned. Since her husband was COVID positive, he was admitted to a private hospital seeking treatment. Speculations have been made that Gangamma must have died by suicide after being heartbroken about her husband’s illness.
Social worker Nityanand Olakadu helped transport the deceased’s body to the concerned department for the impending autopsy.
A case has been registered in this regard at the city’s 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.
