Member of Raichur Municipal council, Maqbool Murdered
Raichur: The member of the municipal council, Maqbool, died this morning due to heavy bleeding after being attacked with weapons by a gang of miscreants.
The incident took place near Zakir Hussain Circle in the city. The victim, Maqbool, was near the Zakir Hussain circle last night when a gang of miscreants carrying sharp weapons carried a coordinated attack on him.
The severely injured Maqbool was rushed to the Rims Hospital for emergency treatment. Reportedly, the administered treatment proved to be unsuccessful and Maqbool succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday morning.
The District Superintendent of Police visited the crime scene and carried an investigation. A case has been registered at the Sadar Bazar police station.
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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.
