Madikeri: 19-year-old youth drowns in Kaveri river while swimming
Madikeri: In a tragic incident, a 19-year-old youth drowned while swimming in Kaveri river on Wednesday near Guddehosur.
The deceased youth has been identified as Pradeep(19), son of Suresh Acharya, a resident of Tondur.
The incident took place when Pradeep along with his friends went to the Kaveri river near Balugodu in Guddehosur.
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The Kushalnagar rural station police and fire brigade personnel reached the spot and recovered Pradeep’s lifeless body. In addition, the police have also registered a case in connection with the incident.
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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.
