Arif murder case: Car used by suspects seized by Vitla Police
Vitla: Police investigating the murder of rowdy-sheeter Arif, also known as ‘Tablet Arif’, have seized a car suspected to have been used by the attackers.
Arif was killed by unidentified assailants on the Thokkottu flyover early Friday morning. According to initial findings, the suspects had been following him and allegedly rammed his motorcycle, causing him to fall on the road. He was then attacked and hacked to death using lethal weapons.
After the incident, the accused fled the spot. During the course of the investigation, police received information about an abandoned car at Budoli, which falls under the Vitla Police Station limits.
Acting on the tip-off, a police team led by Station House Officer Prakash Devadiga rushed to the location and seized the vehicle believed to have been used in the crime.
Police said further investigation is underway to identify and trace the accused.
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Five held with hydroponic weed worth Rs 8 crore at Goa airport
Panaji, Mar 27 (PTI): The Goa Customs have arrested five passengers with 23.8 kg of hydroponic weed worth more than Rs 8 crore at the Manohar International Airport (MIA), officials said on Friday.
The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) intercepted passengers who arrived from Bangkok (Thailand) and Abu Dhabi via Muscat on Wednesday, Customs Commissioner Sunil B Deshmukh said.
He said that the AIU seized 23.8 kg of the contraband concealed inside food packets in the passengers' checked-in baggage.
The substance was found to be hydroponic weed after testing, and the passengers were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, the official said in a statement.
The seized contraband is worth more than Rs 8 crore in the black market, he said, adding that a probe is underway in the case.
