Troubled by lockdown and unable to go work, 22-year old youngster kills self in Bhatkal
Bhatkal: In a tragic incident, a 22-year old man on Tuesday evening committed suicide by hanging himself at his house in Bhatkal here. According to the reports the 22-year old was financially troubled due to the Corona lockdown.
The deceased has been identified as Mohammed Mustaqeem Shaikh, a resident of Azad Nagar in Bhatkal. Reports added Mustaqeem was an aluminium worker and used to depend on his daily earning to support his family. However he was unable to go to work and earn due to the nationwide lockdown due to the spread of corona virus.
According to the sources, Mustaqeem was involved in some verbal altercation with family members and he took the extreme step out of frustration on Tuesday evening. He reportedly hanged himself to the ceiling fan in his room.
Officials of Bhatkal Town Police Station rushed to the spot after being informed about the incident and later shifted the body to Bhatkal Taluka Government Hospital for post-mortem.
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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.
