Karnataka: Unable to get flood relief from Government, farmer commits suicide in Mudigere
Mudigere: After losing most of his property and source of livelihood due to the floods in Karnataka and failing to get any relief from the government a farmer reportedly committed suicide on Wednesday night here at S K Megal village in Mudigere Taluk.
The deceased farmer has been identified as Chandregowda (55) who reportedly consumed poison to end his life on Wednesday night.
According to the reports Chandregowda had lost half acre of paddy plantation and half an acre of coffee plantation owing to heavy rains and floods this season. Unable to repay the loan he had borrowed for and unable to get any flood relief from the government the farmer reportedly committed suicide.
A case in this regard has been registered at local police station.
This is second reported incident of suicide by farmer in the District within one month due to heavy rains and floods in the region. Earlier last month another farmer had committed suicide after losing his crops in the floods.
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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.
