Kalaburagi: Police shoots murder accused on leg when he tries to escape during on-site investigation
Kalaburgi: A murder accused, who tried to escape during an on-site investigation was shot in the leg by the police personnel near Sultanpur Railway Station on Wednesday. The police reportedly shot the accused, after he tried to attack the police constables and flee from police custody.
The accused who suffered gunshot injuries on his leg has been identified as Mubeen (25), a resident of Mehboob Nagar. The accused had been in hiding for his involvement in a murder case and was arrested by the police on Tuesday. On Wednesday morning, when the team led by rural police station’s SI Somalinga Kiradalli took him to the crime scene for further investigations, the accused allegedly brandished a knife and threatened the officers accompanying him and tried to escape from the site.
During this confrontation with the police, SI Somalinga Kiradalli reportedly shot the accused on the leg in a bid to defend himself. Police Constables, Baig and Ambaaji sustained injuries during the incident and were admitted to a private hospital to avail further treatment.
The injured accused is being treated for his gunshot wounds at the District Hospital.
A case has been registered at the rural police station here.
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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.
