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In a case of immense brutality, three men in West Bengal's Murshidabad district allegedly tried to rape a woman and tortured her and her friend with a hot iron rod as they suspected the two were in a relationship.
A man was arrested in West Bengal s Murshidabad district for allegedly assaulting two women and burning the private parts of one of them after accusing them of being a same-sex relationship, police said.
Three held in Malda with yaba tablets worth Rs 60 lakh The drug is known to be popular among drug abusers and have huge demands in the neighbouring country of Bangladesh
The special task force (STF) of the state arrested three suspected peddlers after a large consignment of “yaba” tablets worth around Rs 60 lakhs was seized from them in Malda on Monday night.
Police sources said altogether 1.70 lakh yaba tablets a combination of methamphetamine and caffeine were seized from the trio, all residents of Murshidabad, from Baishnabnagar police station area in Malda town.
The estimated price of the seized consignment is around Rs 60 lakhs, the police sources said.