Uppinangady: Diesel-filled Tanker overturns; People scramble to fill diesel
Uppinangady: In an incident that occurred on Saturday, a diesel-filled Tanker overturned on the Mangaluru-Bengaluru National Highway at Nekkilady Bollaru.
Reportedly, the driver of the Tanker was injured in the accident.
The Tanker which was going from Mangaluru reportedly fell over sideways on the road at Bollaru. Due to this the movement of vehicles was hindered causing a traffic jam at the location of the accident.
People Rush to Fill Diesel
After the Tanker overturned on the roads, the diesel from the vehicle was reportedly leaking onto the roads which attracted locals and travellers in the location to rush to the site in a bid to fill diesel in whatever containers they had in hand, it is learned.
The rush to obtain diesel reportedly created a chaotic situation causing people to shove each other. It is learned that later, Uppinangady police arrived at the scene and began dispersing the busy crowd filling the diesel by resorting to lathi-charge.
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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.
