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UDAIPUR: The Chittorgarh police seized 560kg of poppy husk worth Rs15 lakh, hidden inside a specially designed cavity in a truck on Saturday. One person has been arrested in connection with the case.
Chittorgarh SP Deepak Bhargava said the seizure was made under the ongoing campaign in the district to check illegal transportation and smuggling of narcotics in the area.
ASP Tripti Vijayvargiya and CO Asheesh Repaswal supervised the team led by Vinod Menaria, Nikumbh SHO who spotted a truck on the Mangalwad-Nimbahera highway near Malan Khedi village.
When the cops signalled the truck to stop at the checkpoint, the driver accelerated the vehicle. However, he was caught because of the barricading.
Rajasthan: 10 dead after two vehicles collide in Chittorgarh ANI | Updated: Dec 13, 2020 00:53 IST
Chittorgarh (Rajasthan) [India], December 13 (ANI): At least 10 people were killed and several injured on Saturday in a collision between a jeep and a trailer truck in Rajasthan s Chittorgarh district.
The incident took place in the Nikumbh Police Station area.
Sources informed that about 16 people were in one of the vehicles and were residents of Madhya Pradesh s Ratlam district.
Chittorgarh Bassi police station in-charge Vinod Menaria said the injured have been shifted to nearby hospitals.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot took to Twitter to express his grief. Saddened to know of a road accident in Nikumbh, Chittorgarh, in which many people have lost lives. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families. May they find strength. Prayers for speedy recovery of those injured, Gehlot tweeted. (ANI)
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