Sakleshpur: Landslide hits Doddatapale again, vehicles buried
Sakleshpur: Landslide happened again at a stretch of NH-77, connecting Mangaluru-Bengaluru, at Doddatapale near Sakleshpur on Wednesday evening. Mud poured down on many vehicles, including a container truck, reports state.
The incident happened when the stretch of the road was getting its usual traffic. The container truck, which was hit by the collapsing mud from the cliff, fell on its side. The driver was stuck under the flipped vehicle, sources said. Many other vehicles are suspected buried in the landslide.
Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda had visited the location in the morning to inspect the relief works as there had been a landslide, in the same place, yesterday. Officials had only opened the road in the afternoon, after clearing the mud. Increasing rains in the evening has brough down the mud again in another landslide. Shiradi Ghat has been closed again for the traffic due to the incident.
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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.
