Koppal: In an incident reported during the 'Ganesha Visarjana' procession at Prashanth Nagar Layout in Koppal town, a 30-year-old man, identified as Sudeep Sajjan, collapsed and died on Monday night. 

Sajjan, a resident of the town, was participating in the dispersal ceremony of Lord Ganesha's idol organized by the Ganesha Idol Installation Committee at Prashanth Nagar Layout.

The incident occurred while Sajjan was dancing fervently during the procession for the immersion of the idol. Suddenly, he collapsed on the road. Despite immediate efforts by other participants to rush him to the hospital, Sajjan passed away before reaching medical assistance.

Doctors at the hospital later confirmed that Sajjan's cause of death was a heart attack.

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Bengaluru (PTI): Four passengers who arrived from Bangkok at Kempegowda International Airport here were arrested with hydroponic ganja valued at over Rs 21.5 crore in two separate cases, officials said on Saturday.

They were intercepted at Terminal 2 of the airport on May 1, they added.

In the first case, Bengaluru Customs said in a post on ‘X’ that three passengers arriving from Bangkok were intercepted, and 52.68 kg of hydroponic ganja, valued at Rs 18.43 crore, was seized from their baggage.

In a separate case on the same day, another passenger arriving from Bangkok was intercepted, and 9 kg of hydroponic ganja, valued at Rs 3.15 crore, was seized from his baggage.

In both cases, the accused, whose identities have not been disclosed, were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, officials added.