Udupi man dies of heart attack, swab samples sent for COVID-19 test
Udupi, May 17: A 44-year-old man from Bannanje in Udupi district died of heart attack on Saturday at the district hospital.
Since he was suffering from fever, cold and cough for three days, a sample of his saliva has been sent for a Corona-infection test to the laboratory in Mangaluru.
On Saturday night, the patient showed signs of pain in the chest and was admitted to the district hospital at Ajjarkadu. He died at night of a heart attack, said Dr Sudhichandra Sood, Udupi District Health and Family Welfare Officer.
“The ECG showed that the patient suffered from heart problem. Yet, since he had developed cold and fever for a couple of days, the throat swab sample has been sent to Mangaluru on Saturday night for a Corona test. We are waiting for the report,” the officer added.
“The patient had not gone out anywhere. He had also not come in contact with any Corona-infected person, as per the primary investigation reports,” said Dr Sood.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
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.
