Woman found dead on outskirts of Kolkata, husband alleges murder
Maheshtala (PTI): A 32-year-old woman was found dead near her home in Maheshtala on the southern outskirts of Kolkata under mysterious circumstances on Sunday afternoon, police said.
The woman, a nurse, went out to look for her husband, who had gone to attend a Muharram procession at Bata Mor, they said.
Her husband returned home a while later, but the woman could not be found. Later, her body was found around 200 metres from her home, they added.
She was rushed to the Vidyasagar Hospital in Behala, where doctors declared her brought dead, police said.
Police said there was no external injury on the body, but her husband claimed that her dupatta was wrapped around her neck and her tongue was protruding.
"She must have been murdered. I want a fair probe into it," he said.
Police said they have detained one person in connection with the case and are investigating the events leading to the death.
The husband claimed that she spoke to him over the phone barely half an hour before her body was found around 2.30 pm.
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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.
