Puttur: The windshield of a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus traveling from Puttur to Kasaragod via Vitla on Saturday shattered unexpectedly at Urimajalu, injuring two children on the front seats of the bus and the driver of the bus.

One of the children, identified to be a resident of Nellikatte in Cherkala, Kasaragod, is learned to have been seriously injured in the incident as he was sitting in the front row. The boy is being treated at the Puttur hospital, while the second child reportedly sustained minor injuries.

The windshield of the bus is suspected to have shattered due to the impact of the intense heat and sunlight.

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Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.

A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.

He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.

During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.

Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.

As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.