Bantwal: A tragic incident occurred on Wednesday night when a 15-year-old SSLC student committed suicide by hanging himself in the toilet of his home in Benjanapadavu.

The deceased has been identified as Bhavya Acharya, son of Udaya Acharya. Bhavya was a class 10 student at Saint Dominic's English Medium School in Badakabailu. According to his family, he may have taken this drastic step due to academic pressure.

The incident took place around 7:30 PM when Bhavya went to the toliet to take a bath. When he did not return by 8:00 PM, his mother knocked on the door. After receiving no response, she broke the door open and discovered that Bhavya had hanged himself.

Despite being rushed to a private hospital, doctors confirmed that Bhavya was already deceased.

A case has been registered at the Bantwal Police Station, and further investigations are underway.

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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.