Bhutanese nursing student ends life in Mangaluru

November 6, 2014

Mangaluru, Nov 6: A 20-year-old nursing student allegedly ended her life on Thursday morning at her room near Mangaluru City Corporation building at Lalbagh in the city.

The deceased has been identified as Dechzand, who native of Bhutan. She was a second year student at Indira College of Nursing in the city. She was staying with her friends as a paying guest in Lalbagh.

It is said that the she was suffering from bouts of depression of late. On Thursday morning, when she was alone in her room, she handed herself from a hook at the ceiling.

The incident came to light when her friend returned to the room after taking bath in the morning, sources said. The police rushed to the spot and shifted the body for post mortem.

A case was registered at Barke police station and investigations are on.

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Mangaluru NRI returning from Saudi Arabia arrested over Instagram post

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Mangaluru police have arrested a 27-year-old NRI on his return from Saudi Arabia in connection with an Instagram post allegedly containing derogatory and provocative remarks about the Hindu religion, officials said on Monday.

The accused, Abdul Khader Nehad, a resident of Ulaibettu in Mangaluru, was working in Saudi Arabia when the post was uploaded, police said.

A suo motu case was registered at the Bajpe police station on October 11 after an allegedly offensive post circulated from the Instagram account ‘team_sdpi_2025’. Police said the content was flagged for being provocative and derogatory in nature.

During the investigation, technical analysis traced the Instagram post to Nehad, who was residing abroad at the time, a senior police officer said. Based on these findings, a Look Out Circular (LOC) was issued against him.

On December 14, Nehad arrived from Saudi Arabia at Calicut International Airport in Kerala, where he was taken into custody on arrival. Police said further investigation is underway.

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