Absconding PA of former minister surrenders before vigilance bureau in Ludhiana
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Chandigarh (PTI): The absconding personal assistant of former Punjab minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu, who had been arrested in an alleged foodgrain transportation tender scam, has surrendered before the vigilance bureau in Ludhiana.
An official spokesperson said Pankaj Malhotra, who had been working as the PA of Ashu, would be produced before a competent court in Ludhiana on Saturday.
Malhotra had allegedly received a bribe of Rs 6 lakh from one of the accused contractors, Telu Ram, for arranging a meeting with the former minister for allotment of tenders for transportation works, the spokesperson said.
The vigilance bureau had on August 22 arrested Congress leader and former food and civil supplies minister Ashu in Ludhiana in the alleged scam related to the allotment of transportation tenders on fake registration numbers of vehicles during the previous Congress regime.
Contractor Telu Ram, commission agent Krishan Lal and some others were also booked in this case.
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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.
