Mangaluru: A dead body of a man hailing from Bantwal was found in a room of lodging in the city’s State Bank area on Thursday afternoon here.

The deceased has been identified as Guruprasad, a resident of Bantwal.

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According to the reports, the lodging management broke open the door of his room after he had not come out of the room for the last three days.

Police personnel from the Pandeshwar Police Station reached the spot and are investigating the case. A case in this regard has also been registered at the Pandeshwar Police Station.

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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.