Kasargod: A 30-year-old bus conductor has been arrested by the police in the district in relation to the suicide of a college student.
The arrested conductor has been identified as Umesh Kumar, a resident of Kutthikol.
Sharanya, a 17-year-old II PU student of Bandadka Government Higher Secondary School and resident of Malakundu, allegedly committed suicide on March 20 by hanging herself at home.
The family members, who found the death note in Sharanya's room, suspected the cause for her death and complained about the matter to the Bedadka Police.
Following a filing of a case by the Bedadka Police officers, a post mortem of the college student's body was conducted at the Periyaram Medical College Hospital.
The Bedadka Police, who investigated the matter further with the aid of the Cyber Crime police officers, have arrested Umesh Kumar on charge of abetting the suicide.
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New Delhi (PTI): The air quality in the national capital was recorded in the "very poor" category on Sunday morning, with an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 386, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
Data from the CPCB's Sameer app revealed that 16 monitoring stations in the city reported air quality in the "severe" category, while the remaining stations recorded "very poor" levels.
As per CPCB standards, an AQI between 0 and 50 is considered "good", 51 to 100 "satisfactory", 101 to 200 "moderate", 201 to 300 "poor", 301 to 400 "very poor", and 401 to 500 "severe".
The minimum temperature settled at 9.4 degrees Celsius, which is 1.3 degrees above the season's average, while the humidity was recorded at 91 per cent at 8:30 am, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 17 degrees Celsius, with the IMD forecasting a yellow alert for the city due to moderate fog.
