Shahjahanpur (UP), Apr 28 (PTI): A 26-year-old nurse allegedly committed suicide in her house on the campus of a private medical college here, police said on Monday.

Superintendent of Police Rajesh Dwivedi said Aarti Deval completed her nursing course from Varun Arjun Medical College, a private institute in Tilhar area of the district. She was employed at the medical college and stayed in a house on its campus.

When she did not report for duty on Monday, her colleagues went to her residence and saw that the room door was locked from inside, police said.

Police reached the spot and broke open the door to find Deval's body.

According to the initial investigation, she took an excessive dose of anaesthesia, which led to her death, an officer said.

The body has been sent for post-mortem examination, and the reason behind Deval taking the extreme step is being ascertained, he added.

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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.