Student dies after school toilet block collapses on her
Kolara, Dec 19: A student died when the school toilet building collapsed on her at Guniguntepalya near Mulabagilu in the district on Wednesday.
The incident happened as the toilet of Morarji Desai school collapsed. Josna, studying in the 6th standard died in the incident.
The school is running in a private building and it is suspected that the school toilet building might have collapsed due to over moisture as the building is situated beside the storm water drainage. Deputy Commissioner J Manjunath, tahsildar Praveen and Mulabagilu city police visited the spot and inspected.
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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.
