Udupi: A Hyundai i10 car belonging to Santosh Patil who committed suicide earlier today at a lodge in Udupi, was found near the lodge hours after his body was found in the hotel room.

According to the reports, the car registration belongs to the Bengaluru South district and Santosh reportedly arrived in Udupi along with his friends in this car.

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An entrance pass to Vidhan Soudha has also been found in the car. Police sources also added that Santosh and his friends had bought clothes, footwear, and food before their journey.

Santosh was found dead in a hotel room on Tuesday morning, and a death note was recovered from the room wherein he had blamed Karnataka Minister Eshwarappa for his death. He had earlier written a letter to PM Modi complaining about alleged harassment by the Minister and his agents who were seeking a commission to clear his bills of completed road construction work. He had added that he was under pressure from his lenders and that he will be left with no options but to commit suicide if PM Modi doesn't intervene in the matter and help him.

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Thane (PTI): A 45-year-old man was killed, and his wife and son were injured when a portion of plaster from the ceiling collapsed in their flat in a seven-storey building in Thane on Saturday, officials said.

Chief of the Regional Disaster Management Cell, Yasin Tadvi, said the 16-year-old building is not listed in the "dangerous" category.

"The incident occurred in Karumdev Society at about 3 am. The plaster of the hall in a flat on the terrace floor suddenly fell while the occupants were asleep", he said.

Of the four people who were inside the room, two suffered minor injuries and were discharged after primary treatment, Tadvi stated.

The injured persons were identified as Arpita More (42), who suffered minor head injuries, and her son Arush More (16), who sustained injuries to both legs.

Manoj More (45), who sustained chest injuries, died during treatment at a private hospital.