Udupi's Mumtaz clears judicial exams to become District Judge
Becomes first Muslim woman from Karnataka to achieve feat
Udupi: Mumtaz, a resident of the Udupi district has achieved the feat of becoming the first Muslim woman in the State to become a district judge by cracking the judicial exams held in Feb-March earlier this year.
Mumtaz who hails from Mulki in Udupi District had appeared for judicial exams in Feb-March this year and cleared it with flying colors. She bagged the top rank among the 12 candidates who managed to crack the exam to become district judges.
Mumtaz is the daughter of Abdul Rahiman and Atijamma of Mulki. She completed her schooling from Bharath Matha High School Punaroor in Mangaluru and went to Pompei College Aikala for PUC education.
She later completed her LLB degree from SDM Law College in Mangaluru before moving to Mysuru for master’s degree.
She began her career in law by working as a junior to former MLC Ivan D’Souza.
She was appointed as Assistant Public Prosecutor at Bhatkal JMFC Court in 2010 and was later transferred to Udupi JMFC Court.
She was currently serving as the Assistant Director of Prosecution (ADP) at the office of Udupi Superintendent of Police.
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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.
