Undertrial prisoner jumps from third floor of court: Dies
Tumkur, May 26: An undertrial prisoner died after jumping from the third floor of district sessions court here.
The deceased has been identified as Chandrayya (29). He was rushed to the hospital where he died after failing to respond to the treatment.
A case was filed against Chandrayya under section 307 and was kept in Tumkur central jail. He jumped off from the third floor of the court to escape from the police.
SP Divya Gopinath and DySp Nagaraj visited the court and inspected.
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Man held with Rs 6.23 lakh drugs in Palghar
Palghar (PTI): Police have arrested a man after seizing drugs valued at Rs 6.23 lakh from his possession in Maharashtra's Palghar district, officials said on Sunday.
Based on intelligence inputs, the police conducted a raid at Dhaniv Bagh in the Nalasopara area on December 4 and apprehended the man.
During a search, they recovered brown sugar valued at Rs 6 lakh and Nitrazepam (a psychotropic drug) tablets costing Rs 23,628 from his possession, a police release said.
The accused, identified as Salim Bagion alias Sardar Chacha (40), was arrested and booked under provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the release said.
The accused is a habitual offender. He has 12 previous cases registered against him, including three under the NDPS Act, the police said.
