Do you know who poisoned Prasad of Maramma Temple?
Chamarajnagar: Priest of the Nagar Temple Doddaiah has reportedly confessed before the police during interrogation that he mixed the poison in prasada of Maramma Temple of Sulwadi.
As many as 15 persons were died after consuming the poisoned prasada. More than 100 people have been admitted to various hospital in Mysuru. Of them, three persons are in critical condition.
With the statement of Doddaiah, the case has got a new twist. However, the police have continued their investigation to check why he maligned the prasada and who else was part of this inhuman work.
Two days ago, the police had arrested Doddaiah, temple manager Madhesh and his wife Ambika and several others. During the interrogation, the suspicions have been raised on the temple trust Chairman Immadi Mahadevaswamy.
Meantime, the police are searching for the assistant cook Puttaswamy.
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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.
