Union Minister Shripad Naik critically injured in road mishap at Ankola; wife, secretary killed
Ankola: Union Minister of State in AYUSH and Minister for State for Defence Shripad Yesso Naik’s car met with an accident on Monday evening in Ankola in which his wife and secretary were killed. Naik’s condition is said to be critical.
The accident took place at Hosakumbi in Ankola Taluk here when the minister’s car overturned.
Naik was reportedly traveling with his wife, driver, and others from Goa to Yellapur when the driver lost control over the wheels and his car overturned. Naik’s wife Vijaya, his secretary Deepak died in the accident.
Naik who has sustained critical injuries in the accident is being treated at the hospital.
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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.
