Same group killed Kalaburgi - Gauri?
Bengaluru, Feb 11: Investigation into the murder of scholar Dr MM Kalburgi and senior journalist Gauri Lankesh found that a single team was behind the murder of both.
Highly placed sources in CID said that the investigation into the Dr MM Kalburgi murder case reached its final stage and shortly a charge sheet will be submitted to the court.
It is said that the accused in Gauri Lankesh murder case like Amol Kale, Ganesh Miskin, Ramachandra Baddi, Amith, Amith Degwekar, Bharat Kurne, Sudhanva, Rajesh Bangera, Sujith and Sharad Kalaskar also involved in the murder of Dr MM Kalburgi.
Sharad Kalaskar had brought the bike used for killing Kalaburgi. Later, Ganesh Miskin and Ramachandra Baddi had used the same pistol for killing Gauri and Kalaburgi, it was found during the investigation. The accused have reportedly destroyed the pistol, while the SIT and CID have continued to trace the pistol.
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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.
