One dead, more feared trapped after portion of coal mine collapses in Jharkhand
Ramgarh (PTI): One person was killed and some others were feared trapped after a portion of a coal mine collapsed during “illegal” mining in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district, police said on Saturday.
The incident occurred in the early hours at Karma area in the district.
An administrative team has been dispatched for relief and rescue operation, they said.
"One body has been recovered so far and rescue operation is underway, as more people are suspected to be trapped," Kuju Police Outpost in-charge Ashutosh Kumar Singh told PTI.
He said that some villagers were involved in “illegal” mining of coal at the site.
“We received information about the incident in the morning. An administrative team has been sent to the spot to investigate the matter,” said Ramgarh Deputy Commissioner (DC) Faiz Aq Ahmed Mumtaz.
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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.
