Memorial dedicated to Suresh Angadi will be built in New Delhi: Karnataka CM
Belagavi: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Wednesday announced that a memorial will be built, in New Delhi, honoring late Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi, who died of coronavirus recently.
Angadi, a Lok Sabha member from Belagavi constituency, succumbed to COVID-19 at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi on September 23.
As per the coronavirus protocol, his last rites were performed in the national capital.
A fortnight after his demise, the Chief Minister visited Belagavi and called on Angadi's family members and paid homage to the departed soul.
Later addressing reporters, Yediyurappa said a memorial dedicated to Suresh Angadi will be built in New Delhi.
Minister for Large and Medium Industries Jagadish Shettar, Angadi's relative, recalled the late union minister's contribution to several projects, which were pending for many years.
Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai and Water Resource Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi too were among those who accompanied the Chief Minister.
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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.
