Two theft accused held: Valuables worth Rs 10 lakh recovered
White Field police operation
Bengaluru, Dec 20: White Field Division HAL station police arrested two persons on charges of theft and recovered valuables worth Rs 10 lakh from them.
The arrested have been identified as Velu (43) of Shivajinagar and Shabbir (30) of Islampur, said White Field DCP Abdul Ahad.
A team was formed under the leadership of HAL Police station PSI Chandradhara to nab the theft accused in a recent theft case. When investigated, the police arrested the two and recovered 230 gram gold ornaments, 9 LED TVs and camera worth Rs 10 lakh from them. With the arrest of those two, total eight cases including six from HAL police station were busted. Gold ornaments and other valuables were returned to the owners. The main accused in the case Velu has been facing more than 80 cases in different police stations across the state, Ahad said.
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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.
