26-year-old youngster held in Madikeri for supply of narcotics in toothpaste tube to jail inmate
Madikeri: A Kerala Kannur-based youngster was arrested and was produced in court by the Madikeri Rural Police for supplying narcotics in a toothpaste tube to an under trial at the District Jail.
The police have also seized up to 24 gram of narcotics from the arrested youngster, identified as Surabhil (26), along with the toothpaste tube in which the drug was being supplied.
Surabhil had allegedly claimed to be the brother of the under trial Sanam and, gaining permission to meet him, provided him things of daily use, including toothpaste, toothbrush, soap and shampoo.
When Superintendent of the District Jail Sanjay Jatti got the things supplied by Surabhil inspected, the toothpaste tube was found to contain a black substance instead of toothpaste. With a test revealing that t he substance was a narcotic, the Madikeri Rural Police filed a case and arrested Surabhil, police officers have said.
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Fire in stationary coach of Hyderabad-Jaipur Special Train; no casualties
Hyderabad (PTI): A fire was noticed in an empty coach of the Hyderabad–Jaipur Special Train at the railway station here on Friday evening as it was being brought to a platform for departure.
No passengers were inside the train, and no injuries were reported. The fire was brought under control immediately. The affected coaches have been detached, the Secunderabad-headquartered South Central Railway said.
The train was being brought to the platform at 18:45 hours for its scheduled departure at 19:50 hours, it said.
