Bhopal model found dead after being dropped at hospital; friend in police custody

Bhopal: A 21-year-old model died on Monday after she was left at a hospital in the Bhainsakhedi area of Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal, a police official said.

Khushboo Ahirwar alias Khushi Verma was brought to the hospital for admission by her friend and a bus conductor, Bairagarh Assistant Commissioner of Police Aditya Raj Singh said.

"Khushi's friend Qasim has been taken into police custody and is being interrogated. Further investigation is underway in the case. We are waiting for post mortem report. The doctors at the hospital alerted police after she died," the ACP informed.

She was a model for the last few years in Bhopal, he added. PTI