267 police stations in India don't have telephone, 129 have no wireless sets
New Delhi : As many as 267 police stations in the country do not have the telephone facility while 129 others do not have even the wireless sets, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
Union minister of state for home Hansraj Ahir said a total of 863 police stations in India do not have their own building while 273 police stations do not have a modern vehicle.
The number of police stations where the telephone facility is not available is 267 and the number of police stations where the facility of wireless communication is not available is 129, he said replying a written question.
There are around 15,650 police stations in the country.
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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.
