Elephant calf found dead in Korba district of Chhattisgarh
Korba (PTI): An elephant calf was found dead in a swamp in Korba district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday, forest officials said.
The carcass of the pachyderm, aged around six months, was found in a marshland adjacent to a pond in Saliyabhata village under Katghora forest division, a forest official said.
On being alerted about it, a forest team reached the spot and launched an operation to pull out the carcass from the swamp, he said.
Prima facie, the calf was part of a herd of 40 elephants that was seen roaming in the area, he said.
"The preliminary investigation suggests that the calf got stuck in the swamp and was trampled by an adult pachyderm in the herd leading to its death. However, the exact cause of the death will be known once we get the autopsy report," he said.
Chhattisgarh has reported the death of over 70 elephants in the last five years. These fatalities occurred due to different reasons, including ailments and electrocution, officials said.
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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.
