Two killed in separate incidents of assault in Nagpur
Nagpur (PTI): A 20-year-old man allegedly killed his alcoholic father in Nagpur city, police said on Friday.
In another incident, a 21-year old man was killed following a dispute during Ganesh immersion, officials said.
Sanjay Shankarrao Nidhekar (45), resident of Subhash Nagar, was found murdered near Vivekananda Smarak on Ambazari Road in the early hours of Thursday.
Nidhekar struggled with alcohol addiction and often harassed his wife, an official said.
On Wednesday, after a quarrel, his wife and younger son went over to her parents' house.
Nidhekar was found murdered early Thursday morning. His other son, who is 20 years old, allegedly confessed to have attacked him with a sharp weapon and was arrested, the official said.
In the second incident, Premchand Dhanesh Nishad (21) was allegedly killed in Kalamna area following a spat between two groups.
There was a confrontation between two groups of youngsters from Om Sairam Society and a neighboring area. Bhupendra (19) allegedly stabbed Premchand fatally on Thursday evening. He was arrested and further probe was on, the police official said.
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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.
