Two passengers from Bangkok held with hydroponic ganja worth over Rs 2 cr at Bengaluru airport
Bengaluru (PTI): Customs officials at the Kempegowda International Airport here have arrested two passengers in separate incidents for allegedly smuggling hydroponic ganja worth over 2 crore, officials said on Monday.
In the first case on February 7, Bengaluru Customs intercepted a passenger who had arrived from Bangkok and seized 1.8 kg of hydroponic ganja valued at Rs 63 lakh.
The contraband was concealed in a false-bottom suitcase, the customs officials said in a post on 'X'.
In another instance on February 6, a passenger arriving from Hong Kong was intercepted and 5.05 kg of hydroponic ganja worth Rs 1.76 crore was seized from checked-in baggage.
Both the accused were arrested under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, officials added.
Further investigation is underway.
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Rape accused's mother murdered by victim's brother in MP's Shivpuri
Shivpuri (PTI): The 60-year-old mother of a rape accused was killed allegedly by the victim's brother in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, a police official said on Saturday.
The incident took place on Friday, Rannod police station house officer (SHO) Arvind Chauhan said.
"An anganwadi worker returning from a hospital was offered a lift by one Inder Gurjar, who took her to a secluded spot and raped her. She called up her brothers to narrate the ordeal. One brother of the victim along with two associates went to Gurjar's house and assaulted him. When Gurjar's mother Sirkunwarbai (60) intervened, she was attacked with a sharp weapon. She died on the spot," he said.
Based on a complaint filed by the deceased woman's daughter-in-law, three persons were booked for murder. One of them was held on Saturday, the official added.
A separate case has also been registered against Gurjar for rape, he said.
Police personnel have been deployed in the area in view of tension following the incident, the official added.
