Vitla: Bolero Collision; Bike Rider Dies on Spot
Bantwal: In a Bike-Bolero collision that occurred on Monday, the bike rider died on the spot at Kaashimata near Vitla. The deceased has been identified as Balakrishna (55), a resident of Mani Barimar.
The bike and Bolero were reportedly on the Ukkuda road at Vitla and travelling in the same direction when the Bolero hit the back of the bike throwing Balakrishna onto the road, where he breathed his last due to the magnitude of the impact, the locals said.
A team of police led by Vitla Police Station’s S.I Vinod Reddy visited the scene and collected information. The body of the deceased has been kept at the mortuary in Vitla Government Hospital.
The Bolero has been seized by the 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.
