Hubballi: A 24-year-old worker from Uttara Kannada district was allegedly attacked with lethal weapons and killed at a building under construction in Silver Town in Hubballi city, while the suspects in the incident are absconding.

The deceased youth has been identified as Moula Ali, a native of Maragadi village of Mundgod taluk, Uttara Kannada district, and employed as a construction worker in Hubballi. He was allegedly working at the construction site of a house at Silver Town when he was attacked and killed on the site by unidentified persons.

The officers from the Gokul Road Police Station have visited the site to conduct an inspection.

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Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.

The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.

Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.

The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.

Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.

The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.