Udupi kidnapping case: Police join forces with Bhatkal, Kumta police to nab accused; child rescued
Udupi: Local police on Sunday nabbed the kidnappers of a child who was abducted from Udupi and rescued the child in less than 24 hours. The child was kidnapped earlier in the day near Karavali bypass.
The kidnapper identified as Prashu, a resident of Bagalkot was reportedly caught by the police at Kumta railway station with the help of the local police on Sunday night. The 2.5-year-old abducted child named Shivraj and the accused were both brought back to Udupi by the police on Monday.
According to the details, Prashu travelled on a city bus on Sunday morning and was last seen by eyewitness boarding a red bus with the abducted child. Working on tip-off Udupi Police Inspector Pramod Kumar led a team of officers and initiated investigations into the case.
The police team traced the bus which Prashu boarded and contacted the bus operator. The operator revealed the accused had got off the bus with the child in Bhatkal.
The police then informed the Bhatkal police force about the developments of the case.
The Bhatkal, Kumta, and Karwar police forces then pooled resources and joined investigation of the case and the Kumta police successfully nabbed the kidnapper on Sunday night.
The accused had reportedly kidnapped the child of a Bagalkot-based couple on Sunday morning, the complaint registered at the Udupi city police station states.
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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.
