Bantwal: In an incident that occurred in Bantwal Taluk’s Adyanadka, a young female doctor reportedly drowned in a lake in the premises of the Varanasi farmhouse. 

The Mangaluru-based deceased doctor has been identified as Dr. Maiji Carol Fernandez (31). 

The incident is reported to have occurred on Tuesday evening. She was taken to the hospital in a critical state and on Wednesday morning, Dr. Maiji reportedly passed away, the police informed. 

Vittla police have registered a case in this regard. 

Dr. Maiji who was interested in agricultural studies had gone to Adyanadka for study, it is learned. On Tuesday evening, she reportedly went for a swim alone and accidentally drowned in the lake at the farmhouse. She was taken to the Vittla Community Health Centre and later taken to a private hospital in Mangaluru for treatment, police informed.

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Bengaluru: Customs sleuths on Tuesday arrested a passenger arriving from Bangkok at the Kempegowda International Airport for allegedly trafficking drugs.

During routine checking at the airport, customs officials seized a large quantity of hydroponic cannabis from the passenger’s luggage.

Officials said around 8 kg of hydroponic cannabis was recovered, with its estimated market value pegged at approximately Rs 2.8 crore.

In a separate case on the same day, customs officials recovered about 900 grams of ganja, worth around Rs 31.5 lakh, from another passenger who had arrived from Hong Kong.

According to the officials, both passengers had concealed the narcotic substances inside their luggage in an attempt to evade detection.

The customs department has taken both the accused into custody and have initiated questioning.

A probe in connection with the incident is underway, and legal action is being pursued against them under the relevant provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.