Man arrested for writing threat letters to litterateurs, intellectuals in Karnataka
Bengaluru (PTI): The Central Crime Branch sleuths have arrested a man from Davangere who had allegedly written threat letters to litterateurs and intellectuals, Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda said on Saturday.
In the last few years, some threat letters were written to certain Kannada writers and progressive thinkers, Dayananda told reporters here.
In this connection, seven cases were registered in different parts of the state, including Chitradurga and Bengaluru, he added.
Dayananda said recently these writers and intellectuals had met Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Home Minister G Parameshwara, stating that they had been receiving threat letters for the past one year.
Accordingly, a team was formed which arrested the 41-year-old man from Davangere, the Police Commissioner said.
“He’s (accused) eighth class pass and works in a printing press,” Dayananda said and added that the man was associated with a fringe group.
Meanwhile, CCB sources said they have obtained 10 days’ police custody to dig out more information from him.
They also said the accused had allegedly threatened the literatteurs stating that they would meet the fate of late activists M M Kalburgi and Gauri Lankesh, who were shot dead by a fringe right wing group in the past.
Home Minister Parameshwara has issued directions to Director-General of Police Alok Mohan and Bengaluru Police Commissioner Dayananda to provide security for the writers and intellectuals.
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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.
