Body of missing girl found in coffee plantation
Siddapura (Kodagu), Feb 13: The body of a girl who was missing mysteriously for the last ten days was found in a coffee plantation on Wednesday.
A second PU student of Nelyahudikeri was missing suspiciouly while returning to her home at the coffee plantation belonging to the Tata Company on Feb 4.
After her bag and shoes found near a bush at the coffee plantation near to her home on Feb 10, the investigation into the missing case was intensified. On Wednesday, the body of the girl was found inside a cave. Against this incident, the police arrested two persons belonging to West Bengal.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
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.
