4 killed in pharma factory fire in Rajasthan's Khairthal-Tijara
Jaipur (PTI): Four people have died and 10 more were injured in a fire at a factory in Rajasthan's Khairthal-Tijara district, police said on Wednesday.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (Tijara) Shivraj Singh said the fire broke out at the factory in the Bhiwadi area on Tuesday evening. One person was found dead and 10 injured people were rescued, he said.
After the flames were doused, three more bodies were found, he added.
Two bodies have been shifted to a mortuary for post-mortem examination and two are in the process of being retrieved, Singh said.
He said the factory was owned by a pharmaceutical company and was located in the Khushkehda industrial area.
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, the police officer said.
Those injured are under treatment at the district hospital.
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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.
