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17 million rupees worth heroin seized

New Delhi, June 17 (ANI): The crime branch of the Delhi Police on Tuesday seized heroin worth 17 million rupees from possession of a man who was "wanted" the narcotics branch.

"1700 grams of heroin has been seized from the man. He has been detained under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, (NDPS). He was wanted by the narcotics branch in another case as well. So he has been detained for the previous case and for possession of 1700 grams of heroin this time," said Sanjay Tyagi, ACP, Crime Branch, New Delhi.

Tyagi identified the accused as Prahlad Meena, 25, from Rajasthan.

The accused has been held by the Rajasthan police previously and is said to have been in the narcotics trade for the past four to five years.

According to the police, Meena's father had also been involved in the same trade. (ANI)

Rare blue diamond expected to fetch £9 million at auction

London, December 7 (ANI): A rare blue diamond bearing a royal background for 300 years and weighing a staggering 35.56 carats is estimated to fetch 9 million pounds at an auction.The Wittelsbach Diamond, which has been in the Wittelsbach family since 1722, is expected to beat the world auction record set by a 13.39 carat blue diamond that gathered 8.9 million dollars at Christie's Geneva in May this year.The greyish-blue sparkler, which has been a part of a private.....
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