Pune youngsters perform life-threatening stunts; videos go viral, cops initiate action
Pune (PTI): Two separate videos of youngsters, including women, performing life-threatening stunts in Pune have gone viral on social media, prompting the police to identify and initiate action against the individuals involved, said an official on Thursday.
In one video, a woman is seen hanging precariously by holding the hand of a man from the roof of a deserted building in the Narhe area off Mumbai-Bengaluru highway. In the second viral clip, a young woman is seen riding a motorbike hands-free while sitting on one side of the two-wheeler.
The official said on Thursday police took cognisance of the video shot in Narhe and traced the man and the woman involved in the perilous act.
"A case has been registered against them under section 336 (endangering life or personal safety of others) of the IPC," he said.
The second video, where the helmet-less woman is seen riding the motorcycle hands-free with both legs on one side, was shot in the Sayyadnagar area of Hadapsar.
The official said police have traced the woman and served a notice, asking her to appear before them.
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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.
