Maharashtra: Fadnavis reviews draft of security bill on Naxalism in urban areas; To be tabled soon
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Mumbai (PTI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has reviewed the draft of a bill that seeks to curb the menace of Naxalism and its sympathisers in urban areas, and it will be tabled in the ongoing monsoon session of the legislature, an official said.
The Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill has been finalised by a joint select committee of the state legislature.
CM Fadnavis reviewed the bill's draft on Monday. "There was a presentation of the draft finalised by the joint committee and the bill will be tabled this week or next week," the official said.
The bill aims to prevent unlawful activities of individuals and organisations with focus on Naxalism.
It was reintroduced by Fadnavis, who holds the home portfolio, in the legislature's winter session in Nagpur last December and sent to the joint select committee headed by Revenue Minister Chandrashekar Bawankule for deliberation and scrutiny.
The committee received 12,000 objections and suggestions for the proposed legislation.
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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.
