Madikeri: Man killed by sister-in-law, her daughter over financial issue
Madikeri: A scuffle over a financial issue in the family has resulted in a murder of a man by his own sister-in-law and her daughter in near Kushalnagar in Madikeri.
The murdered victim has been identified as Shivu, a resident of Hale Koodige. His sister-in-law Yashoda and her daughter Harini have been arrested by the police on charges of his murder.
Shivu was working in a coffee plantation as a laborer and was unmarried. He was being looked after by his aunt, Laxmamma, after his mother passed away. Shivu was staying with his aunt, sister-in-law and her daughter in the same house.
According to the reports, Shivu and his aunt had rented a house and after ending the rent agreement the landlord had returned them their deposited money. Shivu reportedly had asked for Rs. One lakh from the money returned by the landlord.
Police added that Shivu, his sister-in-law and her daughter got into a verbal argument over the matter when Laxmamma had been to her native. The mother and daughter duo killed Shivu by hitting him with rod. Locals who saw Shivu lying in the pool of blood reported the incident to police.
Kushalnagar Rural Police reached the crime spot and arrested the two accused for the murder.
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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.
