Mangalore: Mohammad Hamdan Rashid hailing from Lucknow, an MBBS student of Yenepoya Medical College in Mangalore, was found dead in his flat at Shivabagh on December 13, Thursday. His body was in a decomposed state.

The watchman who noticed foul smell from the flat had informed the owner and the door which was locked was forced open to see a dead Mohammad.

Police suspect he might have died at least for days ago. It is learnt Mohammad        was an asthma patient and was under treatment. It is learnt, he might have died of a severe asthma attack.

His body has been placed at the Wenlock morgue. Reports said Mohammad who used to talk over phone with his family quite often, had not contacted them since a few days. He was the son of Mohammad Rasheed and Farzana.

Kadri police have registered a case