Two killed on the spot in bike-lorry collision on NH 66 in Bhatkal
Bhatkal: Two men on a motorbike died on the spot as a lorry collided with their two-wheeler on National Highway 66, near the Moodbhatkal Bypass late Wednesday night.
The victims of the accident have been identified as Lokesh Manjunath Nayak (30) and Shekhar Subrahmanya Nayak (25) of Talandasabbatti.
The duo worked at a local hotel and are learned to have been riding to Shamshuddin Circle after dinner on Wednesday night. The lorry collided with the bike at the bypass at around 12:30 am and both Lokesh and Shekhar were killed on the spot.
The motorbike was severely damaged due to the collision, while the lorry turned turtle.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
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.
