SUV overturns injuring nine in Tumakuru
Tumakuru (PTI): Nine persons including the driver sustained injuries when an SUV lost control and overturned near Tumakuru on late Friday night, police said.
"The driver lost control when he tried to avoid the dog that came out of nowhere," said a police inspector who was on the site last night.
The accident occurred near Bugudur village. The passengers were all construction workers who were returning home in the SUV along with their equipment. They were returning after completing work in Thirumani village, police said.
The injured include two men and seven women, they added. "All of them were grievously injured and two are struggling for their lives," added a police official from Thirumani police station, where the complaint has been filed.
The injured are being treated at Tumkur District Hospital and Pavagadh Hospital. Police have inspected the spot.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
