Efforts to hoist separate North Karnataka flag: Many arrested, released later
Belagavi, Dec 18: Police arrested more than 10 activists of North Karnataka Action Committee who tried to hoist a separate flag in front of the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha here on Tuesday, urging the government to declare ‘North Karnataka Separate State’, and released later on bail.
The Committee members tried to hoist the flag in front of the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha. But the police thwarted their efforts and snatched the flag. Action Committee district president Adivesh Itagi alleged that they have prepared the flag with the map of 13 districts in North Karnataka. But the police have snatched the flag and harassed them, he said.
Later, the police took the agitators to the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha and allowed them to meet Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy. But it is alleged that the Chief Minister has not responded positively.
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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.
