Uzbekistan woman found dead in hotel in Bengaluru
BENGALURU: A 37-year-old woman from Uzbekistan was found dead in a hotel under suspicious circumstances in the city, police said on Friday.
Zareena had arrived in India on a tourist visa and checked in a hotel at Seshadripuram four days ago, they said.
Police suspect that the Uzbek national was strangled to death in the hotel suite.
The matter came to light on Thursday after a caller complained to the reception desk of the hotel that she was not responding to the calls, police said.
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When the hotel staff checked, they found her dead. Accordingly, a complaint was lodged with the police.
The body has been shifted to the Bowring Hospital for autopsy.
Investigations are on into the matter.
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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.
