Anti-CAA violence part of conspiracy, says BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje
Mangaluru, Dec 25: The violent incidents during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests in Mangaluru on December 19 was part of a pre-planned conspiracy by the Opposition parties, Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP and former state minister Shobha Karandlaje alleged Wednesday.
Addressing reporters here, she congratulated the city police for quelling the disturbances in an effective manner.
Hundreds of video clips covering the disturbances created by the violent mob have been received from citizens, she said.
She blamed the governments led by Siddaramaiah and H D Kumaraswamy for nursing organisations creating trouble.
They had withdrawn several cases registered against 1,600 "criminals" belonging to Popular Front of India (PFI) and released them, she charged.
Karandlaje said it was a disturbance sponsored by the Congress and a detailed investigation was underway.
She also put the blame on former state minister and Mangaluru MLA U T Khader for inciting violence.
Students from Kerala who had come here for education, are overstaying in hostels here and participating in protests, she alleged.
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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.
