Udupi: Freed from Saudi prison Harish Bangera returns to India
Udupi: Accused of creating a derogatory online posting on Facebook insulting the Saudi king and the Islamic site of religious importance Mecca, Harish Bangera of Beejaadi Kundapur, who had been jailed in Saudi has been released and sent back to his native place.
Harish Bangera reportedly returned home on Wednesday.
He left Saudi Arabia on the 17th of August and landed at the Bangalore International Airport on Wednesday. His wife, daughter, and family welcomed him at the airport.
Harish Bangera was arrested by Saudi police in December 2019.
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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.
