Udupi Udyavar: Car crashes into Tanker; Home Guard personnel grievously injured
Udupi: A car reportedly crashed into a tanker in an accident that occurred in the early hours of Wednesday causing grievous injuries to personnel from the Home Guard unit at Udyavar.
The injured has been identified as Rakesh (27), a Home Guard personnel serving at Mulki Station. The grievously injured Rakesh was admitted to the Government Hospital in Ajjarakad initially and later transferred to a private hospital for further treatment, the police revealed.
Rakesh had reportedly finished his night duty around 5.30 am on Wednesday and was heading to his home in Udupi from Mulki in his car when this accident took place. After reaching Udyavar, Rakesh reportedly lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the rear end of a Tanker in front, causing the accident.
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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.
