Mangaluru: Three including medical student arrested for peddling drugs, 5.4 kg drugs seized
Mangalore: Mangalore South police and Mangalore CCB police in a joint operation have arrested three persons, including a medical student, for allegedly selling ganja to college students, medical college students and the general public.
The arrested have been identified as Prajwal Phenihas (26) of Valencia, Gorigudda, Dhruv Shetty (19) of Sakleshpur and Shivani (22) of Kulai.
The accused had Rs 1,40,000 in their possession. Police said 5.4 Kg of ganja, four mobile phones and one tab were seized.
Based on a tip-off received by PSI Sheetal Alagur of South police station, the accused Prajwal Phenihas was taken into custody and interrogated.
One of the accused, Prajwal, used to buy ganja from Maharashtra and give it to his friends Dhruv Shetty and Shivani in Mangalore and sell it to college students, medical college students and the public through them, police said.
A case has been registered against the accused in Mangalore South Police Station and the investigation is on. Among the accused, a case was registered against Prajwal at the Sen police station in connection with the trafficking of MDMA and ganja..
ACP PA Hegde of CCB unit, Police Inspector Shyam Sundar HM, PSI Rajendra and PSI Sheetal Alaguru of Mangalore South Police Station, PSI Jyoti and staff of Mangalore South Police Station and CCB unit were involved in the search of the accused.
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NIA registers case to probe recovery of 79 crude bombs in poll-bound West Bengal
New Delhi (PTI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday registered a case to probe recovery of 79 crude bombs in poll-bound West Bengal, officials said.
The move came following a directive by the Union Home Ministry in this regard, they said.
In pursuance to the home ministry's order, the anti-terror agency on Sunday registered a case, which was originally filed at Uttar Kashi police station, Bhangar division, Kolkata on Saturday, and took up the investigation, an NIA spokesperson said in a late night statement.
"The case pertains to recovery of 79 crude bombs and other incriminating materials by Kolkata police, which were being stored at a spot, thereby endangering human life and property," the spokesperson said.
Earlier in the day, the Election Commission had directed the West Bengal Police to launch a special drive to arrest those involved in illegal manufacturing of crude bombs in the poll-bound state, an official said.
It asserted that all cases related to the making of any such explosive would be probed by the National Investigation Agency, the official said.
The directive came after the police recovered a large number of crude bombs from the house of a person, allegedly a TMC worker, at Bhangar in South 24 Parganas district, days ahead of the second and final phase of the assembly polls in the state.
The explosives were recovered during a search at the residence of Rafikul Islam following specific inputs, the official said.
The poll panel also issued a warning to senior police officers across the state over any lapse in maintaining law and order before the April 29 polling.
The first phase of the assembly elections in West Bengal was held on April 23, while the second phase will take place on April 29. Votes will be counted on May 4.
A record 93.19 per cent turnout has been recorded in the first round of polling. Bhangar will vote in the second phase.
