Mangaluru: A 23-year old student studying in a private nursing college in the city committed suicide on Friday night in a rented house here in Attavar.

The deceased victim has been identified as Anupama (23). Her body was found hanging from ceiling fan at a rented apartment where she was staying for over a year now.

Anupama, originally hailing from Kerala was studying nursing in Mangaluru while her mother is reportedly based abroad.

Pandeshwar police reached the spot at conducted initial investigation. According to the reports police have also recovered a suicide note from the apartment but the reason of Anupama’s extreme step is yet to be ascertained.

A case has been registered at Pandeshwar Police Station and further investigations are underway.

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Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.

A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.

He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.

During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.

Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.

As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.