Woman accused of sneaking drugs into Mangaluru prison by hiding them inside food packets
Mangaluru: A case has been registered against a woman for allegedly attempting to smuggle suspicious substances into the Mangaluru prison by concealing them inside food packets.
According to a complaint filed by Jail Superintendent Sharanabasappa, the accused, identified as Ramsoona S, visited the prison to meet undertrial prisoner Mohammad Askar, as reported by Deccan Herald on Saturday.
She had brought five packets of snacks intended for the inmate. The KSISF staff at the jail, while checking the snack packets, found suspicious powdery substance resembling MDMA, wrapped in aluminium foil, concealed within the snack packets.
Ramsoona reportedly told officers that Askar had instructed her to collect the packets from an individual named Hussain in Hosangady and deliver them to him during her prison visit.
Based on the complaint, the Barke police have registered a case.
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Worker’s body reaches Ranchi from Saudi 4 months after death; family rejects over compensation
Ranchi (PTI): The body of a migrant worker from Jharkhand’s Giridih district killed in Saudi Arabia in October last year has arrived at Ranchi Airport, but his family refused to accept it over pending compensation, officials said.
Shikha Lakra, team leader of the state migrant control cell, told PTI that, before taking the body of Vijay Kumar Mahato, the family is demanding compensation from the private company where he used to work in the Arab country.
Mahato was killed in an alleged crossfire between the police and criminals.
“Since it was a bullet injury case, the matter is before a court in Jeddah. The final compensation may depend on the court’s decision,” Lakra said.
“The Indian Embassy informed us about the body’s arrival, and coordination was done with district authorities. Our role is limited to coordination in cases involving overseas employers and foreign jurisdiction,” she added.
Giridih Deputy Commissioner Ram Niwas Yadav said the authorities will try to convince the family to perform the last rites.
“We have already sanctioned Rs 5 lakh under the government scheme for migrant’s deaths abroad. The compensation payment might take some time,” he said.
The body is currently at the mortuary of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi.
The Family members said they will only accept it if the company provides written assurance regarding compensation. “Without that assurance, we will not receive the body,” said Ram Prasad Mahato, the deceased’s brother-in-law.
Mahato, a native of Dudhpaniya village in Madh Gopali panchayat under Dumri block, was employed as a tower line fitter. His family said he was struck by a bullet during a gunfight between local police and an extortion gang and later succumbed to his injuries.
Social activist Sikander Ali said Mahato is survived by his wife, two young sons aged five and three, and elderly parents.
