Two college dropouts held with drugs worth Rs 10 crore in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: The Anti-Narcotics Wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) has arrested two drug users-turned peddlers and seized narcotic substances worth about Rs 10 crore from their apartment under the Bagalur police limits in the city, The New Indian Express reported on Wednesday.
The arrested accused have been identified as Ashwin (27) and Mubeena (25), both natives of Kerala. The two were classmates who had dropped out of their BBA course and were residing at Prestige Pansberry Heights Apartments.
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According to police, the accused were involved in an organised drug distribution network. They allegedly received narcotic substances from Vincent, who hails from Kerala and lives in Thailand. They used to distribute drugs to customers as per Vincent’s instructions.
City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh said the police received information about drug peddling while monitoring social media. Acting on a tip-off, officers conducted a raid at the apartment and seized 8,335 LSD strips (124 g), 5 kg of hydro ganja and 534 g of charas, collectively valued at around Rs 10 crore.
The area where drugs have been seized in Bagalur has many educational institutions. Investigations are on to ascertain whether drugs were being supplied to college students there.
The commissioner said this was the highest number of LSD strips seized in a single operation so far. Each strip was reportedly being sold for around Rs 3,000.
Further investigation is underway to identify the recipients and others involved in the network.
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Thane (PTI): A 23-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly molesting and extorting Rs 50,000 from a 15-year-old schoolgirl over six months in Thane city, police said on Wednesday.
Accused Prathamesh Desai, a resident of Lokmanya Nagar, was taken into custody following a complaint by the girl’s parents on March 1.
A police official from the Vartak Nagar police station said Desai targeted the teenager between September 2025 and February 2026. “On multiple occasions, he took her to isolated locations and molested her,” the official said, citing the FIR.
The accused threatened to inform the girl’s parents about their purported “relationship” and extracted a total of Rs 50,000 from her, he said.
“Unable to bear the persistent threats and financial demands, the girl finally confided in her parents, who approached the police,” the official said.
Desai has been booked under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, he said, adding that further investigation was underway.
