Udupi: Man stabs young girl on National Highway, attempts suicide; both critical
Udupi: In a horrible incident reported from Udupi a man reportedly stabbed a young girl and later attempted suicide at Santekatte NH 66, here on Monday evening.
According to the reports, the lady was traveling on her scooter when the man came on his two-wheeler and intercepted her on NH 66. He then stabbed the girl and attempted suicide by slitting his throat.
Two of them were rushed to the hospital for treatment where they are said to be critical. Both of them are reportedly residents of Ambagili here.
More details about the incident are awaited.
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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.
