Robbers loot jewellery worth Rs 60 lakh from gold trader
Beed (PTI): Unidentified men brandishing weapons allegedly robbed a gold trader of jewellery worth approximately Rs 60 lakh in Majalgaon tehsil of Beed district in Maharashtra on Sunday, police said.
They intercepted the victim, Amol Gaike, after he set out on his motorcycle to sell gold and silver ornaments, which is his routine in the morning.
At around 9:30 AM, when Gaike was proceeding towards Kherda village in Majalgaon tehsil, three unidentified men on a motorcycle began following him. Noticing that the stretch was deserted, the assailants blocked his motorcycle, police said.
When Gaike refused to hand over his bag, the robbers allegedly threatened him with a sickle and an iron rod, assaulted him on one hand, and issued death threats. They then forcibly snatched the bag containing jewellery and fled.
The stolen valuables included 350 grams of gold jewellery, valued at approximately Rs 50 lakh, and about 3 kg of silver ornaments, worth nearly Rs 10 lakh, police said.
Gaike owns a jewellery shop in Majalgaon town,
Police are currently scanning CCTV footage from surrounding areas.
Based on Gaike's complaint, a case has been registered against three unidentified persons at the Majalgaon (rural) police station.
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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.
