Uppinangady Police arrest man, seize 1.5 kg ganja worth Rs 15,000 found in his vehicle
Puttur: Uppinangady Police recently arrested a man from Belthangady who was taking narcotic supplies in an auto rickshaw on the National Highway 75 stretch at Bolar in Nekkilady village of Puttur taluk.
The police team confiscated approximately 1.5 kg narcotics, estimated to be worth Rs 15,000, which he was transporting in his auto rickshaw, reports Times of India.
Sub-inspector Avinash H has said that the arrested man, identified as Abdul Saleem, 35, a resident of Kalejibail Puthila village in Belthangady taluk, was stopped at the Bolar check-post when he was traveling from Bantwal to Uppinangady. Saleem, who attempted to escape, was surrounded by the police team and caught when he further tried to escape on foot.
On being questioned by the police, the auto rickshaw driver confessed that he was a substance user and also sells narcotics to customers. He told the police that he was taking marijuana given by one Naushad to customers in Uppinangady.
Saleem was taken into custody by the Uppinangady Police, who have registered a case under Sections 8(c), 20(b) ii(B), 27(b) of the NDPS Act, and Section 3(5) of BNS.
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School headmaster dies after bike falls into roadside ditch in Karnataka's Chitradurga
Chitradurga (Karnataka) (PTI): A school headmaster died and another person was seriously injured after their bike allegedly fell into a roadside ditch in this district on Wednesday, police said.
The deceased has been identified as Premkumar (45) of Rampura village in Molakalmuru taluk.
He was serving as the headmaster at Basaveshwara Rural High School in BG Kere village, they said.
The accident occurred near Vittalapura close to Devasamudra in Molakalmuru taluk on Wednesday evening, police said.
According to police, the accident occurred when the bike allegedly fell into a roadside ditch at a curve on the road connecting Rayadurg in Andhra Pradesh to Rampura.
The injured person has been identified as Ramanjaneya of Pakkurthi village. As he sustained severe injuries, he has been admitted to VIMS Hospital in Ballari for treatment, a senior police officer said.
A case has been registered at Rampura Police Station, police said, adding that further investigation is underway.
