Somawarpete: Youth who came to view waterfalls washed away in stream
Somawarpete, October 09: A youth, who was part of a group of tourists who came to watch Mallalli falls, washed away in the river on Tuesday.
The victim has been identified as Javed (29) of Arehalli village in Sakaleshpura taluk. Another tourist Fazil who was trapped on the rocks amidst water, was rescued by local youth Desh and his team.
Five youths from Arehalli have been to the falls on Tuesday evening. Around 6 pm, two youth crossed a fence below the waterfalls and reached rocks amidst the stream. As the water was released from a mini hydel power plant situated a few meters away from the falls, the water level increased in the stream and Javed washed away in the flood water, his friends informed the villagers.
Local people informed the Somwarpet police. Since it was raining, villagers could not able to trace the body.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
