26-year-old youngster held in Madikeri for supply of narcotics in toothpaste tube to jail inmate
Madikeri: A Kerala Kannur-based youngster was arrested and was produced in court by the Madikeri Rural Police for supplying narcotics in a toothpaste tube to an under trial at the District Jail.
The police have also seized up to 24 gram of narcotics from the arrested youngster, identified as Surabhil (26), along with the toothpaste tube in which the drug was being supplied.
Surabhil had allegedly claimed to be the brother of the under trial Sanam and, gaining permission to meet him, provided him things of daily use, including toothpaste, toothbrush, soap and shampoo.
When Superintendent of the District Jail Sanjay Jatti got the things supplied by Surabhil inspected, the toothpaste tube was found to contain a black substance instead of toothpaste. With a test revealing that t he substance was a narcotic, the Madikeri Rural Police filed a case and arrested Surabhil, police officers have said.
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Jharkhand: 6 arrested for kidnapping Bengal businessman, associate
Khunti (PTI): Six persons have been arrested for allegedly abducting a West Bengal-based businessman and his associate in Jharkhand's Khunti district and demanding a ransom of Rs 10 lakh, police said on Sunday.
The incident occurred on Friday in Tilmi area under the jurisdiction of Jariyagarh police station. Upon receiving information, police rescued both victims, they said.
Torpa Sub-divisional Police Officer Christopher Kerketta said, "We have rescued both the victims and arrested six people for their alleged involvement in the crime."
The businessman, identified as Haru Mukherjee (65), had come to the house of his associate, Vijay Oraon (40), to recruit labourers for work at a brick kiln.
The accused hail from different parts of Khunti, and police also seized a four-wheeler, three motorcycles, and five mobile phones from their possession, the officer said, adding an FIR has also been registered and further investigation is underway.
