Mangaluru (PTI): As part of its drive to make Mangaluru drug-free, the central crime branch (CCB) police have arrested two drug peddlers who were selling banned MDMA drug to students and the public in the city.

Police said the arrest was made after receiving credible information that the drug peddlers were selling the banned substances at K S R Road.

The accused have been identified as P S Abdul Azeez alias Azeez (31), a resident of Uppinangady in the district, and Akshith Kumar (26) from Katipalla, Surathkal, Mangaluru.

The police seized 35 gm of Methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA), a synthetic drug, worth Rs 1.75 lakh, two mobile phone handsets, Rs 600 cash and a digital weighing scale from their possession. The total value of the seized goods was put at Rs 1.96 lakh.

A case has been registered at Mangaluru North police station. The police are on the look-out for more persons involved in the drug racket, sources said.

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Paris, Sep 7: India's Navdeep Singh's silver medal was upgraded to gold after Iran's Beit Sayah Sadegh was disqualified following a dramatic men's javelin throw F41 final at the Paris Paralympics on Saturday.

This is India's first-ever gold medal in the men's javelin F41 category.

Starting the competition with a foul, the 23-year-old para-athlete from Haryana, who had finished fourth at the Tokyo Games three years ago, came up with a throw of 46.39 metres in his second attempt, propelling him to the second place. But it was his third throw that electrified the stadium.

With a monstrous throw of 47.32 metres, Navdeep shattered the Paralympic record and surged into lead, only for Sadegh to better the Indian's mark and clinch the gold with a record-breaking effort of 47.64 metres in his fifth attempt.

However, the Iranian was disqualified some time after the end of the final, leading to the Indian athlete taking the top spot.

The F41 category is for athletes, who are of short stature.