Russian man held for killing two female compatriots in north Goa
Panaji (PTI): Russian national Aleksei Leonov was arrested for allegedly killing compatriots Elena Vaneeva and Elena Kasthanova in north Goa on January 14 and January 15 in Arambol and Morjim villages, a police official said on Friday.
He killed his friend Elena Vaneeva (37) on her room at Morjim on January 14 by slitting her neck with a knife, the Mandrem police station official said.
As per the complaint by Vaneeva's landlady, the incident happened after 11 pm, he added.
The accused later went to to Arambol village, situated eight kilometres away, on January 15 evening to meet his friend Elena Kasthanova (37).
He tied her with rope-like material and later slit her throat, a Morjim police station official said.
Both bodies were recovered on Friday, as per police.
Leonov was arrested by Mandrem police and further probe into the double murders is underway.
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Man arrested for drug peddling in Ullal; MDMA worth ₹65,000 seized
Mangaluru: Ullal police arrested a man for allegedly drug peddling and registered a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
According to a report published by Deccan Herald on Saturday, police seized 13 grams of MDMA, a banned narcotic substance, worth approximately ₹65,000, along with cash and other materials.
Commissioner of Police Sudheer Kumar Reddy said based on credible information, a team of officers and staff from the Ullal Police Station conducted a raid at a public place near Ranipur Ground in Munnur village of Ullal taluk.
During the operation, police apprehended Imtiyaz alias Mohammed Imtiyaz (40), a resident of Sajipa Munnur, Nandavara in Bantwal taluk.
The accused was allegedly procuring MDMA and selling it at a high price to customers, including college students. Upon his arrest, the police recovered 13 grams of MDMA, ₹2,000 in cash, one mobile phone, a weighing scale, and other related items from his possession.
A case has been registered under Sections 8(c) (unauthorized production), 22(a) (illegal manufacture), 22(b) (intermediate quantity) and 22(c) (commercial quantity) of the NDPS Act, 1985. Further investigation is under way, police said.
