Mortal remains of Vishwesha Teertha Swami laid to rest with state honours
Bengaluru, Dec 29: Mortal remains of Pejavara Mutt Seer Vishwesha Teertha Swami were on Sunday laid to rest in Vidyapeeta in Bengaluru after performing all rituals.
State honours were also given to Vishwesha Teertha Swami in city's Basavanagudi before his last rites were performed.
He passed away earlier today at Udupi Sri Krishna Mutt. Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa was also present.
His mortal remains were kept for the public to pay final tributes in Bengaluru today.
Meanwhile, the state government has announced three-day mourning from December 29-31, following the demise of Pejavara Mutt Seer.
Courtesy: www.aninews.in
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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.
