Kochi: Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Railway Police seized one kilogram of heroin worth over Rs 20 lakh during a joint inspection at Ernakulam Junction railway station on Monday.
Elamakkara Police arrested a 64-year-old man for allegedly stealing a brass idol placed above the donation box in front of Edappally Ganapathy Temple, along with a lemon garland and cash kept near the hundi. The footage showed him arriving at the temple on a yellow bicycle between 8.30 am and 9 am on Wednesday. The inspections were conducted at 42 locations under the leadership of district police chief K S Sudarshan. Police seized 80 blank cheques, cheques without names or dates, vehicle registration certificates, related documents, records of financial transactions, registers, 11 two-wheelers, two cars and Rs 12.5 lakh in unaccounted cash.
Rural police crack down on illegal moneylending Ernakulam Rural Police has launched a crackdown on people allegedly exploiting borrowers through illegal moneylending operations. R Maharaaj of Elamakkara was arrested based on CCTV footage. A special squad led by SI Afsal and senior CPO Girish, under the directive of ACP Siby Tom, arrested Maharaaj at Ponnekara.
Four cases were registered following a districtwide inspection conducted on Sunday.
A detailed investigation has been launched to trace the source of the heroin, identify its intended recipients and uncover the network operating the drug trade. Preliminary findings suggest that the drug may have been brought from Odisha .