Man held for peddling drugs in Manipal
Mangaluru (PTI): The Manipal police in Udupi district have arrested a person for selling ganja and drugs in a two-wheeler near the regional transport office.
The accused has been identified as Iqbal Shaikh (32), police said on Wednesday.
The police reached the spot on Tuesday after getting definite information. A total quantity of 36 gm ganja, 0.36 gm MDMA in plastic covers, a mobile phone, a Wi-Fi router and cash were seized from his possession. The total value of confiscated goods was approximately Rs 44,700.
A case has been registered at the Manipal police station and investigation is on.
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FIR against Thane man for threatening Dy CM Shinde
Thane (PTI): Thane police have registered an FIR against a 26-year-old man for allegedly threatening to harm Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, an official said on Monday.
Search was on for the accused, identified as Hitesh Dhende, a resident of Varli Pada in Thane city, Sri Nagar police station's senior inspector Gulzarilal Fadtare told PTI.
The accused, in a social media post, used derogatory words against the deputy CM and threatened to kill him, the police said without elaborating.
Based on the complaint by an activist of the Shinde-led Shiv Sena, the police on Sunday registered the case against the man under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 133 (assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation), 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), 351(1) (criminal intimidation) and 356 (2) (defamation), the official said.
A probe was on into the case.
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