Madikeri: UT Khader visits martyred soldier Althaf’s family, hands over cheques to his mother, kids
Madikeri: Deputy Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly and former minister UT Khader of Wednesday visited the family of martyred soldier Althaf and expressed his condolences to the family.
Khader visited the house of Althaf’s wife and handed over cheques to two of his children worth Rs. 50,000 each.
Later, the local Congress leaders in the absence of Khader visited the Althaf’s mother and handed over Khader’s cheque of Rs. 50,000 to her and expressed condolences.
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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.
