FIR lodged against former MP Pratap Simha for protesting in front of police station
Bengaluru: An FIR has been registered against several individuals, including former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha, at the Basaveshwara Nagar police station on charges of illegally protesting in front of the police station and obstructing police duty.
The former MP staged the protest in front of Basaveshwara Nagar police station on behalf of Puneet claiming that he was assaulted by the police.
According to the reports, the FIR has named Puneet Kirehalli as accused 1 and Pratap Simha as accused 2.
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Simha earlier in the day in an ‘X’ post extended his support to cow vigilante and Sangh Parivar Activist Puneet Kirehalli over his recent arrest for spreading false news about dog meat being transported to Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna SBC Railway Station in Bengaluru.
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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.
