Three students drown while swimming in Chikkamagaluru; Two dead bodies found, one missing
Chikkamagaluru: In a tragic incident three students who went for swimming on Monday afternoon, drowned. The incident was reported from Bilekahalli in Chikkamagaluru here.
The students, all teenagers reportedly went into a lake for swimming after washing their bicycles at the same lake on Monday as they had holiday at school. The dead bodies of two students have been recovered while one of them is still missing.
The deceased have been identified as Murali (15), Jevith (14). The missing student has been identified as Shiraz (15). A case in this regard has been registered at Chikkamagaluru Rural Police Station and search operation for Shiraz is underway.
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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.
