Quarantined man found dead in Moodbidri; suicide suspected
Moodbidri: A person who had been put under quarantine in Kadandale in the taluk was found dead within two hours of sealing. The police have suspected it to be a suicide.
The deceased Dayanand Poojary, a resident of Kadandale, and his two brothers had been working at a hotel in Mumbai. When all of them returned to Kadandale, they were sealed for quarantine at around 1 am on Wednesday. Poojary was found dead at around 3 am.
The body has been taken to the District Wenlock Hospital in Mangaluru for post mortem.
Poojary is said to have been discussing about their livelihood post lockdown. Fear of financial problems due to the Covid-19 attack is suspected to have been the reason for his extreme step.
Poojary is survived by his wife and three children.
Moodbidri police are investigating the case.
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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.
