Border clashes on rise in North Eastern states, says MP
New Delhi, (PTI): Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Monday said incidents of clashes along state borders in the North East are on the rise and termed them as "unfortunate".
Raising the issue in Lok Sabha, the Kalibor MP said six people lost their lives in a firing incident that took place at the Assam-Meghalaya border on November 20.
"Such incidents are happening repeatedly in border areas of Assam and surrounding states. It is very unfortunate... a few months ago police officials of Assam and Mizoram fired at each other," he said.
"Surprisingly, whether it is Assam or other states, all are ruled by one political group, the NEDA (North-East Democratic Alliance). But because of such activities it has become 'North East Divide Alliance'," he said.
"I urge the Home Ministry to direct state governments to provide standard operating procedures to police officials," he said.
NEDA is a political coalition that was formed in 2016 by the Bharatiya Janata Party.
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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.
