Lawyer attacked outside court, accused kills himself later
Nagpur, Dec 21: A lawyer allegedly attacked a senior lawyer outside the Nagpur District Court here Friday, causing him grievous injuries, and later committed suicide by consuming poison, police said.
Lokesh Bhaskar (34) allegedly attacked Sadanand Narnawre (62) with an axe on the footpath outside the court around 4.30 pm and later consumed poison, a police official said.
Both were admitted to Mayo Hospital in the city where Bhaskar died, while Narnawre was undergoing treatment, said inspector Hemant Kharabe of Sitabuldi police station.
It was yet to be ascertained why Bhaskar attacked Narnawre, he said, adding that further probe was on.
Narnawre, who taught at the post-graduate department of law at Nagpur University, was practising at the district court after retirement, police 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.
