Bangladeshi with 237 silver anklets held in Bengal
Kolkata: A Bangladeshi national was detained on Sunday by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel after several silver anklets were seized from his possession while he was crossing the border at an integrated check post (ICP).
"During search at ICP Gede, it was found that Mohammed Habibur Rahaman, a resident of South Shemulia in Dhaka, was carrying shiny metal anklets appearing to be silver hidden in his legs with the help of knee caps and in the luggage with him along with other cosmetic and clothing items. He was immediately detained by the ICP guard party," a BSF official said.
As many as 237 silver anklets, weighing around 3.87 kg, along with Indian and Bangladeshi currency notes were seized from him, the official said.
The BSF's South Bengal Frontier has seized 18.56 kg silver (including this seizure) of approximately value Rs 6.11 lakh so far this year.
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46-year-old Kannada publisher, writer Asha Raghu dies by suicide in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Kannada publisher and writer Asha Raghu, aged 46, died by suicide at her home in the Malleswaram area of Bengaluru on Saturday, police said.
According to a report published by Deccan Herald, police said Asha was found hanging inside a room of her residence. When she did not respond, family members forced open the door and found her dead.
She is survived by her daughter. Her husband KC Raghu had died two years ago. Police said Asha had been under depression following her husband’s death.
A case of unnatural death has been registered at the Malleswaram police station, and further investigation is underway. After post-mortem examination, the body was handed over to the family, officials said.
Asha Raghu was known as a novelist and had also worked in the television industry as a dialogue writer and assistant director.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the state’s health helpline 104, Tele-MANAS 14416.)
