Five including two children killed in a lorry-auto collision in Vijayapura
Vijayapura, Feb 8: Five people died on the spot in a road mishap that occurred between auto-rickshaw and lorry on national highway 13 near Baratagi Randa in the taluk on Friday.
The deceased have been identified as the villagers of Donut. But the auto driver was identified as Aravind Agasara (32), the details of the other victims were not immediately available.
According to the sources, the auto was heading towards Thidagundi from Donut village when the lorry rammed into it, killing two children, two women and the auto driver on the spot.
Traffic movement on NH remained disrupted for sometime due to the accident.
A case has been registered at Vijayapura police station.
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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.
