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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Eight women labourers killed as truck hits tempo on Nagpur-Mumbai expressway
Jalna/Mumbai (PTI): Eight women labourers were killed, and three others were injured after a speeding truck rammed into a tempo on the Nagpur-Mumbai Expressway in Jalna district of Maharashtra on Wednesday evening, police said.
The incident occurred when a group of women was returning home after completing cleaning work on the expressway.
"A total of 11 persons, including the driver, were sitting in the tempo. As the vehicle was about to start, a speeding truck headed towards Mumbai rammed into it from behind at Kadvanchi village," a police official said, adding that seven women died on the spot and another succumbed in the Jalna government hospital.
The tempo was badly mangled, and the bodies were reportedly strewn across the road.
The deceased have been identified as Alkabai Admane (45), Laxmibai Madan (35), Meena Admane (45), Kanchan Admane (50), Tarabai Choudhari (60), Kadubai Madan (55), and Suman Admane (70), all residents of Jalna tehsil.
The identity of the eighth deceased is yet to be confirmed.
Three people are undergoing treatment at the hospital.
Police have arrested the truck driver and registered a case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Further investigation is underway.
Expressing grief, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the death of eight people is extremely unfortunate, and announced a financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased.
Fadnavis paid heartfelt tributes to the deceased and expressed solidarity with their families.
He said in a statement the injured have been immediately admitted to hospitals and the local administration is coordinating relief efforts.
The district collector and the superintendent of police are present at the spot, overseeing the situation, the chief minister added.
Environment Minister and Jalna District Guardian Minister Pankaja Munde has expressed deep sorrow over the incident.
In a condolence message, Munde extended her sympathies to the families of the deceased.
