Bengaluru: Woman commits suicide in apartment's water tank; residents drink water for three days
Bengaluru: A woman committed suicide by drowning in a drinking water tank of an apartment in the Yelahanka suburb 4th Stage. The residents have been consuming the water for three days.
The deceased woman has been identified as Gouri Nagaraj, the police said.
Gouri lived in the apartment for several years but went missing on July 24. The worried family members had approached the Yelahanka Suburban police and checked with the relatives and friends if she was visiting them.
On Monday, Gouri's body was apparently found in the tank where water was being collected for drinking and other use of the apartment residents. The police were informed of the matter. The body was sent for a post mortem in a private hospital. A Covid-19 test was also conducted on the body.
More than 60 people live in the apartment, and they have been using the water in the tank for the last three days.
Death looks like an act of suicide on the outset, but the matter is being investigated, said a senior police officer.
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Two held at Bengaluru airport with hydroponic ganja worth Rs 5.79 cr
Bengaluru (PTI): Two people were arrested at the Kempegowda International Airport here for attempting to smuggle hydroponic ganja valued at Rs 5.79 crore, upon their arrival from Bangkok on Wednesday, officials said
They seized 16.54 kg of hydroponic ganja, which was concealed in the checked-in baggage, the Bengaluru Customs said in a post on 'X'.
Both the accused were arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, it said.
Meanwhile, the Customs officials at the Bengaluru Airport also disposed of 287.5 kg of Ganja (Hydroponic Weed) and 1.17 kg of Cocaine seized under the NDPS Act, 1985, in accordance with CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs) Disposal Manual on March 17, it said in another post.
